#87EAFA#87EAFA
#87EAFA is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.709; OKLCH L 88.2% C 0.096 H 208.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87EAFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 234, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 92%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 46%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46%, 6.4%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.43, -25.02, -16.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.43, 30.13, 213.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.2% -0.0837 -0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.2% 0.096 208.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.6632, 70.8941, 101.1219) |
| Luminance | 0.7090 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 1.89
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 2.47
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 2.65
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 6.69
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 6.77
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87EAFA #FA9787
analogous
#87FAD0 #87EAFA #87B0FA
triadic
#87EAFA #FA87EA #EAFA87
tetradic
#87EAFA #D087FA #FA9787 #B0FA87
square
#87EAFA #D087FA #FA9787 #B0FA87
split-complementary
#87EAFA #FA87B0 #FAD087
monochromatic
#11D5F5 #4CE0F8 #87EAFA #C2F4FC #E2FAFE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#87EAFA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.18
#87EAFA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87EAFA
15.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87EAFA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87EAFA | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.18 | 15.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBE3FB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8D5FA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4BF2EF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87eafa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 234, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.2% 0.096 208.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0f1fc',
500: '#87eafa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87eafa; $custom-light: #b0f1fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87eafa",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 234,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.348,
"s": 92,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88203,
"c": 0.09562,
"h": 208.9
},
"luminance": 0.70899
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87EAFA
secondary
#D8604D
accent
#2000E6
background
#FDFFFF
surface
#F8FEFF
border
#D1D6D7
text
#111617
muted
#818585