#87ADD4#87ADD4

#87ADD4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.070 H 249.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#87ADD4
RGB	rgb(135, 173, 212)
HSL	hsl(210, 47%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(210, 36%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 18.4%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.32, -3.28, -23.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.32, 24.09, 262.17°)
OKLab	oklab(73.4% -0.0247 -0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(73.4% 0.07 249.5)
XYZ	xyz(36.8152, 39.7896, 68.0149)
Luminance	0.3979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#87ADD4 #D4AE87

analogous

#87D3D4 #87ADD4 #8787D4

triadic

#87ADD4 #D487AD #ADD487

tetradic

#87ADD4 #D487D3 #D4AE87 #87D487

square

#87ADD4 #D487D3 #D4AE87 #87D487

split-complementary

#87ADD4 #D48787 #D3D487

monochromatic

#3B70A5 #5A8EC4 #87ADD4 #B4CCE4 #E1EBF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#87ADD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.96

#87ADD4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #87ADD4

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##87ADD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##87ADD4	1.00	2.34	8.96	8.96
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EAED6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A6D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6DB6BA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #87add4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 173, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.070 249.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#acc5e1',
    500: '#87add4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #87add4;
$custom-light: #acc5e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#87add4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.39,
    "s": 47.239,
    "l": 68.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73397,
    "c": 0.07034,
    "h": 249.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.39792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#87ADD4

secondary

#E7DCD0

accent

#742BBA

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FB

border

#CED1D4

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #87ADD4

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

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