#87AEFD#87AEFD
#87AEFD is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.122 H 263.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87AEFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 174, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 97%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 47%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.6%, 31.2%, 0%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.22, 7.44, -43.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.22, 43.91, 279.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.43% -0.0135 -0.1215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.43% 0.122 263.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8516, 42.5121, 98.8571) |
| Luminance | 0.4251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.89
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.32
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.92
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.57
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.65
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 8.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87AEFD #FDD687
analogous
#87E9FD #87AEFD #9B87FD
triadic
#87AEFD #FD87AE #AEFD87
tetradic
#87AEFD #FD87E9 #FDD687 #87FD9B
square
#87AEFD #FD87E9 #FDD687 #87FD9B
split-complementary
#87AEFD #FD9B87 #E9FD87
monochromatic
#0F5DFB #4B85FC #87AEFD #C3D7FE #E1EBFE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#87AEFD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.50
#87AEFD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87AEFD
9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87AEFD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87AEFD | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91B4FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84A9FB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#57BFCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87aefd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 174, 253); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.122 263.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afc5fe',
500: '#87aefd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87aefd; $custom-light: #afc5fe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87aefd",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 174,
"b": 253
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.169,
"s": 96.721,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75425,
"c": 0.12224,
"h": 263.6
},
"luminance": 0.42515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87AEFD
secondary
#F7EBD4
accent
#9A00E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#111218
muted
#808186