#87B2EF#87B2EF
#87B2EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.100 H 257.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87B2EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 178, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 76%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 44%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.5%, 25.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.70, 1.24, -34.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.70, 34.96, 272.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.61% -0.0222 -0.0974) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.61% 0.1 257.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4870, 43.2212, 87.8010) |
| Luminance | 0.4322 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.04
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.17
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.23
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.51
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.03
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87B2EF #EFC487
analogous
#87E6EF #87B2EF #9087EF
triadic
#87B2EF #EF87B2 #B2EF87
tetradic
#87B2EF #EF87E6 #EFC487 #87EF90
square
#87B2EF #EF87E6 #EFC487 #87EF90
split-complementary
#87B2EF #EF9087 #E6EF87
monochromatic
#1E6DDE #518FE8 #87B2EF #BDD5F6 #E4EEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#87B2EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#87B2EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87B2EF
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87B2EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87B2EF | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BB5F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FABEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#60BFC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87b2ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 178, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.100 257.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec8f4',
500: '#87b2ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87b2ef; $custom-light: #aec8f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87b2ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 178,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.192,
"s": 76.471,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75609,
"c": 0.09993,
"h": 257.2
},
"luminance": 0.43224
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87B2EF
secondary
#F3E8D8
accent
#840DD9
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285