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#87B2B3

#87b2b3 ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#87b2b3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 69.8% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.58% cyan, 0.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 181.36°, with 22.45% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 7.31.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4025

Complementary

  1. #87b2b3
  2. #b38887

Split complementary

  1. #87b2b3
  2. #b3879c
  3. #b39e87

Analogous

  1. #87b39e
  2. #87b2b3
  3. #879cb3

Triadic

  1. #87b2b3
  2. #b387b2
  3. #b2b387

Tetradic

  1. #87b2b3
  2. #8887b3
  3. #b38887
  4. #b2b387

Square

  1. #87b2b3
  2. #9e87b3
  3. #b38887
  4. #9cb387

Monochromatic

  1. #3e6263
  2. #5c9091
  3. #87b2b3
  4. #b6d0d1
  5. #e5eeee

Shades

#87b2b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87b2b3
  2. #7aa0a1
  3. #6c8e8f
  4. #5f7d7d
  5. #516b6b
  6. #44595a
  7. #364748
  8. #293536
  9. #1b2424
  10. #0e1212
  11. #000000

Tints

#87b2b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87b2b3
  2. #93babb
  3. #9fc1c2
  4. #abc9ca
  5. #b7d1d1
  6. #c3d9d9
  7. #cfe0e1
  8. #dbe8e8
  9. #e7f0f0
  10. #f3f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87b2b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87b2b3
  2. #86adae
  3. #86a8a9
  4. #85a3a4
  5. #849e9f
  6. #84999a
  7. #839494
  8. #828f8f
  9. #818a8a
  10. #818585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dadae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acaeb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a7b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78b5b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fb0b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99acb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7fb4b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87b2b3 {
  color: #87b2b3;
}
Background
.bg-87b2b3 {
  background-color: #87b2b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87b2b3 {
  border: 2px solid #87b2b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87b2b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 178 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 22% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87b2b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87b2b3, #879cb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87b2b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 178 179 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.31 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.94 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.79 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.93 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.97 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.86 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.66 #784d4c Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Opal
#87b2b3  rgb(135, 178, 179)  hsl(181, 22%, 62%)  Opal
#b38887  rgb(179, 136, 135)  hsl(1, 22%, 62%)  Rosy Brown
#b387b2  rgb(179, 135, 178)  hsl(301, 22%, 62%)  Lilac
#b2b387  rgb(178, 179, 135)  hsl(61, 22%, 62%)  Sage