#87ADE8#87ADE8
#87ADE8 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.095 H 259.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87ADE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 173, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 68%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 42%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 25.4%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.08, 2.08, -33.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.08, 33.71, 273.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.24% -0.0182 -0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.24% 0.095 259) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4961, 40.8620, 82.1343) |
| Luminance | 0.4086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.59
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.77
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.67
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.33
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.62
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87ADE8 #E8C287
analogous
#87DDE8 #87ADE8 #9287E8
triadic
#87ADE8 #E887AD #ADE887
tetradic
#87ADE8 #E887DD #E8C287 #87E892
square
#87ADE8 #E887DD #E8C287 #87E892
split-complementary
#87ADE8 #E89287 #DDE887
monochromatic
#2768CD #548ADE #87ADE8 #BAD0F2 #E5EDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#87ADE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.17
#87ADE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87ADE8
9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87ADE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87ADE8 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.17 | 9.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97B0EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DA7E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64BAC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87ade8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 173, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.095 259.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc5ef',
500: '#87ade8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87ade8; $custom-light: #adc5ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87ade8",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 173,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.495,
"s": 67.832,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74244,
"c": 0.09548,
"h": 259
},
"luminance": 0.40864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87ADE8
secondary
#F2E8D9
accent
#8716D0
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F5F8FD
border
#CFD1D5
text
#111216
muted
#808184