#87B2ED#87B2ED
#87B2ED is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.097 H 256.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87B2ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 178, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 74%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 43%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 24.9%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.63, 0.69, -33.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.63, 33.98, 271.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.52% -0.0228 -0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.52% 0.097 256.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1931, 43.1036, 86.2536) |
| Luminance | 0.4311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.18
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.10
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.31
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.50
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.89
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87B2ED #EDC287
analogous
#87E5ED #87B2ED #8F87ED
triadic
#87B2ED #ED87B2 #B2ED87
tetradic
#87B2ED #ED87E5 #EDC287 #87ED8F
square
#87B2ED #ED87E5 #EDC287 #87ED8F
split-complementary
#87B2ED #ED8F87 #E5ED87
monochromatic
#216ED9 #5290E5 #87B2ED #BCD4F5 #E4EEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#87B2ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#87B2ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87B2ED
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87B2ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87B2ED | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB5F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90ABEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#61BFC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87b2ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 178, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.097 256.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec8f3',
500: '#87b2ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87b2ed; $custom-light: #aec8f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87b2ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 178,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.706,
"s": 73.913,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7552,
"c": 0.09738,
"h": 256.4
},
"luminance": 0.43106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87B2ED
secondary
#F3E8D8
accent
#820FD6
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285