#87ADDB#87ADDB
#87ADDB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.079 H 253.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87ADDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 173, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 54%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 38%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.4%, 21%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.58, -1.44, -27.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.58, 27.35, 266.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.68% -0.0223 -0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.68% 0.079 253.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7174, 40.1505, 72.7665) |
| Luminance | 0.4015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.54
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.50
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.61
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.17
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.67
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87ADDB #DBB587
analogous
#87D7DB #87ADDB #8B87DB
triadic
#87ADDB #DB87AD #ADDB87
tetradic
#87ADDB #DB87D7 #DBB587 #87DB8B
square
#87ADDB #DB87D7 #DBB587 #87DB8B
split-complementary
#87ADDB #DB8B87 #D7DB87
monochromatic
#356EB2 #588DCD #87ADDB #B6CDE9 #E5EDF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#87ADDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#87ADDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87ADDB
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87ADDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87ADDB | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAFDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A6DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AB7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87addb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 173, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.079 253.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc5e6',
500: '#87addb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87addb; $custom-light: #adc5e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87addb",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 173,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.857,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73684,
"c": 0.07886,
"h": 253.6
},
"luminance": 0.40153
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87ADDB
secondary
#EBE0D3
accent
#7A24C1
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FC
border
#CED1D5
text
#101216
muted
#7F8184