#87AEDE#87AEDE
#87AEDE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.082 H 254.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87AEDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 174, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 57%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 39%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.2%, 21.6%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.96, -1.19, -28.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.96, 28.39, 267.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.02% -0.0226 -0.0786) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.02% 0.082 254) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3083, 40.6948, 74.9294) |
| Luminance | 0.4070 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.10
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.17
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.32
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.26
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.76
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87AEDE #DEB787
analogous
#87DADE #87AEDE #8B87DE
triadic
#87AEDE #DE87AE #AEDE87
tetradic
#87AEDE #DE87DA #DEB787 #87DE8B
square
#87AEDE #DE87DA #DEB787 #87DE8B
split-complementary
#87AEDE #DE8B87 #DADE87
monochromatic
#336EB8 #578ED1 #87AEDE #B7CEEB #E7EFF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#87AEDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#87AEDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87AEDE
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87AEDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87AEDE | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB0E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A7DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#69B9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87aede; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 174, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.082 254.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc6e8',
500: '#87aede',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87aede; $custom-light: #adc6e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87aede",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 174,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.103,
"s": 56.863,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74023,
"c": 0.08181,
"h": 254
},
"luminance": 0.40697
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87AEDE
secondary
#EDE2D4
accent
#7B21C4
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FC
border
#CED1D5
text
#101316
muted
#7F8284