#87B4FA#87B4FA
#87B4FA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.112 H 259.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87B4FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 180, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 92%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 46%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46%, 28%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.69, 3.22, -39.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.69, 39.50, 274.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.53% -0.0214 -0.1102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.53% 0.112 259) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5626, 44.6927, 96.7550) |
| Luminance | 0.4470 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.07
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.95
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.00
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.10
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.37
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87B4FA #FACD87
analogous
#87EDFA #87B4FA #9387FA
triadic
#87B4FA #FA87B4 #B4FA87
tetradic
#87B4FA #FA87ED #FACD87 #87FA93
square
#87B4FA #FA87ED #FACD87 #87FA93
split-complementary
#87B4FA #FA9387 #EDFA87
monochromatic
#116BF5 #4C8FF8 #87B4FA #C2D9FC #E2EDFE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#87B4FA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.94
#87B4FA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87B4FA
9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87B4FA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87B4FA | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.94 | 9.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AB8FD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CADF8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#58C3CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87b4fa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 180, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.112 259.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afcafc',
500: '#87b4fa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87b4fa; $custom-light: #afcafc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87b4fa",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 180,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.522,
"s": 92,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76526,
"c": 0.11222,
"h": 259
},
"luminance": 0.44696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87B4FA
secondary
#F6E9D5
accent
#8C00E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#111317
muted
#808285