#87ADEB#87ADEB
#87ADEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.099 H 260.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87ADEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 173, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 43%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.6%, 26.4%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.20, 2.91, -35.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.20, 35.22, 274.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.38% -0.0173 -0.0979) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.38% 0.099 260) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9258, 41.0339, 84.3977) |
| Luminance | 0.4104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.46
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.66
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.74
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.31
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.55
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87ADEB #EBC587
analogous
#87DFEB #87ADEB #9387EB
triadic
#87ADEB #EB87AD #ADEB87
tetradic
#87ADEB #EB87DF #EBC587 #87EB93
square
#87ADEB #EB87DF #EBC587 #87EB93
split-complementary
#87ADEB #EB9387 #DFEB87
monochromatic
#2367D4 #5389E2 #87ADEB #BBD1F4 #E5EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#87ADEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#87ADEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87ADEB
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87ADEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87ADEB | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96B1EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA7EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#63BAC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87adeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 173, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.099 260.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec5f1',
500: '#87adeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87adeb; $custom-light: #aec5f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87adeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 173,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.2,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74378,
"c": 0.09941,
"h": 260
},
"luminance": 0.41036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87ADEB
secondary
#F2E9D9
accent
#8A12D3
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F5F8FD
border
#CFD1D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185