#87ABEB#87ABEB
#87ABEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.101 H 261.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87ABEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 171, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 43%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.6%, 27.2%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.66, 4.03, -35.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.66, 36.16, 276.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.96% -0.0149 -0.1003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.96% 0.101 261.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5452, 40.2726, 84.2708) |
| Luminance | 0.4027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.04
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.91
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.96
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.98
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.42
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87ABEB #EBC787
analogous
#87DDEB #87ABEB #9587EB
triadic
#87ABEB #EB87AB #ABEB87
tetradic
#87ABEB #EB87DD #EBC787 #87EB95
square
#87ABEB #EB87DD #EBC787 #87EB95
split-complementary
#87ABEB #EB9587 #DDEB87
monochromatic
#2363D4 #5386E2 #87ABEB #BBD0F4 #E5EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#87ABEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#87ABEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87ABEB
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87ABEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87ABEB | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94AFEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A6EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#63B9C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87abeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 171, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.101 261.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec3f1',
500: '#87abeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87abeb; $custom-light: #aec3f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87abeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 171,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.4,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73959,
"c": 0.10138,
"h": 261.6
},
"luminance": 0.40275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87ABEB
secondary
#F2E9D9
accent
#8E12D3
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F5F7FD
border
#CFD0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185