#87AFE0#87AFE0
#87AFE0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.084 H 253.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87AFE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 175, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 59%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 40%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.7%, 21.9%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.31, -1.20, -28.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.31, 28.95, 267.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.32% -0.0232 -0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.32% 0.084 253.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7719, 41.1905, 76.4141) |
| Luminance | 0.4119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.77
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.85
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.15
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.23
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.91
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 8.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87AFE0 #E0B887
analogous
#87DBE0 #87AFE0 #8C87E0
triadic
#87AFE0 #E087AF #AFE087
tetradic
#87AFE0 #E087DB #E0B887 #87E08C
square
#87AFE0 #E087DB #E0B887 #87E08C
split-complementary
#87AFE0 #E08C87 #DBE087
monochromatic
#316FBC #568FD3 #87AFE0 #B8CFED #E7EFF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#87AFE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.24
#87AFE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87AFE0
9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87AFE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87AFE0 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.24 | 9.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DB1E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A8DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68BAC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87afe0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 175, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.084 253.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc6e9',
500: '#87afe0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87afe0; $custom-light: #adc6e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87afe0",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 175,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.034,
"s": 58.94,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74321,
"c": 0.08352,
"h": 253.9
},
"luminance": 0.41193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87AFE0
secondary
#EEE3D5
accent
#7B1FC7
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#101316
muted
#7F8284