#87BDEE#87BDEE
#87BDEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.090 H 246.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87BDEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 189, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 75%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 43%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.3%, 20.6%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.65, -5.05, -29.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.65, 30.28, 260.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.91% -0.0358 -0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.91% 0.09 246.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6167, 47.7163, 87.7842) |
| Luminance | 0.4772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 2.78
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.91
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 4.24
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.92
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.98
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87BDEE #EEB887
analogous
#87EEEC #87BDEE #8789EE
triadic
#87BDEE #EE87BD #BDEE87
tetradic
#87BDEE #EC87EE #EEB887 #89EE87
square
#87BDEE #EC87EE #EEB887 #89EE87
split-complementary
#87BDEE #EE8789 #EEEC87
monochromatic
#1F82DC #51A0E6 #87BDEE #BDDAF6 #E4F0FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#87BDEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#87BDEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87BDEE
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87BDEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87BDEE | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9BEF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CB3ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5EC9CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87bdee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 189, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.090 246.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aed0f3',
500: '#87bdee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87bdee; $custom-light: #aed0f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87bdee",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 189,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.544,
"s": 75.182,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77906,
"c": 0.09031,
"h": 246.6
},
"luminance": 0.47719
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87BDEE
secondary
#F3E5D8
accent
#6E0ED7
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111417
muted
#808285