#87ABDB#87ABDB

#87ABDB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.080 H 255.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#87ABDB
RGB	rgb(135, 171, 219)
HSL	hsl(214, 54%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(214, 38%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.4%, 21.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.03, -0.33, -28.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.03, 28.15, 269.32°)
OKLab	oklab(73.26% -0.0198 -0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(73.26% 0.08 255.8)
XYZ	xyz(37.3367, 39.3892, 72.6396)
Luminance	0.3939 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#87ABDB #DBB787

analogous

#87D5DB #87ABDB #8D87DB

triadic

#87ABDB #DB87AB #ABDB87

tetradic

#87ABDB #DB87D5 #DBB787 #87DB8D

square

#87ABDB #DB87D5 #DBB787 #87DB8D

split-complementary

#87ABDB #DB8D87 #D5DB87

monochromatic

#356BB2 #588ACD #87ABDB #B6CCE9 #E5EDF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#87ABDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.88

#87ABDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #87ABDB

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##87ABDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##87ABDB	1.00	2.37	8.88	8.88
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99ADDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90A5DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6BB5BB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #87abdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 171, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.080 255.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#adc3e6',
    500: '#87abdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #87abdb;
$custom-light: #adc3e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#87abdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 69.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73257,
    "c": 0.08049,
    "h": 255.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.39391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#87ABDB

secondary

#EBE1D3

accent

#7E24C1

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F8FC

border

#CED1D5

text

#101216

muted

#7F8184

Preview Lab

Preview with #87ABDB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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