#87ADDF#87ADDF
#87ADDF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.084 H 255.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87ADDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 173, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 58%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 39%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.5%, 22.4%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.73, -0.37, -29.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.73, 29.27, 269.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.85% -0.021 -0.0812) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.85% 0.084 255.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2503, 40.3637, 75.5732) |
| Luminance | 0.4037 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.17
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.27
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.51
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.51
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.67
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87ADDF #DFB987
analogous
#87D9DF #87ADDF #8D87DF
triadic
#87ADDF #DF87AD #ADDF87
tetradic
#87ADDF #DF87D9 #DFB987 #87DF8D
square
#87ADDF #DF87D9 #DFB987 #87DF8D
split-complementary
#87ADDF #DF8D87 #D9DF87
monochromatic
#326CBA #578CD2 #87ADDF #B7CEEC #E7EEF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#87ADDF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#87ADDF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87ADDF
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87ADDF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87ADDF | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BAFE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A7DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#69B8BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87addf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 173, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.084 255.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc5e9',
500: '#87addf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87addf; $custom-light: #adc5e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87addf",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 173,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.091,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73853,
"c": 0.0839,
"h": 255.5
},
"luminance": 0.40366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87ADDF
secondary
#EDE3D5
accent
#7E20C5
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FC
border
#CED1D5
text
#101216
muted
#7F8184