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#87BBD1

#87bbd1 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#87bbd1 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 73.33% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.41% cyan, 10.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 197.84°, with 44.58% saturation and 67.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.27.

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Relative luminance0.4529

Complementary

  1. #87bbd1
  2. #d19d87

Split complementary

  1. #87bbd1
  2. #d18796
  3. #d1c287

Analogous

  1. #87d1c2
  2. #87bbd1
  3. #8796d1

Triadic

  1. #87bbd1
  2. #d187bb
  3. #bbd187

Tetradic

  1. #87bbd1
  2. #9d87d1
  3. #d19d87
  4. #bbd187

Square

  1. #87bbd1
  2. #c287d1
  3. #d19d87
  4. #96d187

Monochromatic

  1. #35718a
  2. #509cbc
  3. #87bbd1
  4. #bedae6
  5. #f0f7f9

Shades

#87bbd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bbd1
  2. #7aa8bc
  3. #6c96a7
  4. #5f8392
  5. #51707d
  6. #445e69
  7. #364b54
  8. #29383f
  9. #1b252a
  10. #0e1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bbd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bbd1
  2. #93c2d6
  3. #9fc9da
  4. #abcfdf
  5. #b7d6e3
  6. #c3dde8
  7. #cfe4ed
  8. #dbebf1
  9. #e7f1f6
  10. #f3f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bbd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bbd1
  2. #86b5c9
  3. #86afc1
  4. #85a9b9
  5. #84a3b1
  6. #849ea9
  7. #8398a0
  8. #829298
  9. #818c90
  10. #818688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3b6c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb8d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4b0d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6dc2c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1b9d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99b4d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #78bfc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bbd1 {
  color: #87bbd1;
}
Background
.bg-87bbd1 {
  background-color: #87bbd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bbd1 {
  border: 2px solid #87bbd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bbd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 187 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 45% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bbd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bbd1, #8796d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bbd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 187 209 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.27 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.29 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.86 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.59 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.80 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.12 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.78 #78442e Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#87bbd1  rgb(135, 187, 209)  hsl(198, 45%, 67%)  Moonstone Blue
#d19d87  rgb(209, 157, 135)  hsl(18, 45%, 67%)  Tumbleweed
#d187bb  rgb(209, 135, 187)  hsl(318, 45%, 67%)  Sky Magenta
#bbd187  rgb(187, 209, 135)  hsl(78, 45%, 67%)  Pistachio