#87CDF2#87CDF2

#87CDF2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.552; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.088 H 232.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#87CDF2
RGB	rgb(135, 205, 242)
HSL	hsl(201, 80%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(201, 44%, 95%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.2%, 15.3%, 0%, 5.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.17, -12.47, -25.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.17, 28.01, 243.57°)
OKLab	oklab(81.53% -0.0534 -0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(81.53% 0.088 232.4)
XYZ	xyz(47.8444, 55.2210, 92.1247)
Luminance	0.5522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#87CDF2 #F2AC87

analogous

#87F2E2 #87CDF2 #8798F2

triadic

#87CDF2 #F287CD #CDF287

tetradic

#87CDF2 #E287F2 #F2AC87 #98F287

square

#87CDF2 #E287F2 #F2AC87 #98F287

split-complementary

#87CDF2 #F28798 #F2E287

monochromatic

#199FE6 #50B6EC #87CDF2 #BEE4F8 #E3F3FC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#87CDF2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.04

#87CDF2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #87CDF2

12.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##87CDF2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##87CDF2	1.00	1.74	12.04	12.04
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BBCBF4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ACBFF1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58D7D9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #87cdf2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 205, 242);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.088 232.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afdcf6',
    500: '#87cdf2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #87cdf2;
$custom-light: #afdcf6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#87cdf2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 242
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.748,
    "s": 80.451,
    "l": 73.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81529,
    "c": 0.08757,
    "h": 232.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.55224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#87CDF2

secondary

#CE7B4F

accent

#5209DD

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111517

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #87CDF2

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

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