#87CAEB#87CAEB

#87CAEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.534; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.082 H 230.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#87CAEB
RGB	rgb(135, 202, 235)
HSL	hsl(200, 71%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(200, 43%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 14%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(78.10, -12.76, -22.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(78.10, 26.26, 240.93°)
OKLab	oklab(80.61% -0.0524 -0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(80.61% 0.082 230.4)
XYZ	xyz(46.1024, 53.3870, 86.4565)
Luminance	0.5339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#87CAEB #EBA887

analogous

#87EBDA #87CAEB #8798EB

triadic

#87CAEB #EB87CA #CAEB87

tetradic

#87CAEB #DA87EB #EBA887 #98EB87

square

#87CAEB #DA87EB #EBA887 #98EB87

split-complementary

#87CAEB #EB8798 #EBDA87

monochromatic

#239AD4 #53B3E2 #87CAEB #BBE1F4 #E5F3FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.80

#87CAEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.68

#87CAEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #87CAEB

11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##87CAEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##87CAEB	1.00	1.80	11.68	11.68
#FFFFFF	1.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BAC8ED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABBCEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5DD3D5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C1C1C1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #87caeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 202, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.082 230.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aedaf1',
    500: '#87caeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #87caeb;
$custom-light: #aedaf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#87caeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 202,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.8,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 72.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.80605,
    "c": 0.08224,
    "h": 230.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.5339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#87CAEB

secondary

#C57751

accent

#5212D3

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FBFE

border

#D1D4D6

text

#111416

muted

#818385

Preview Lab

Preview with #87CAEB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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