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#87CBE1

#87cbe1 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#87cbe1 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 79.61% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 9.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 194.67°, with 60% saturation and 70.59% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.533

Complementary

  1. #87cbe1
  2. #e19d87

Split complementary

  1. #87cbe1
  2. #e1879e
  3. #e1ca87

Analogous

  1. #87e1ca
  2. #87cbe1
  3. #879ee1

Triadic

  1. #87cbe1
  2. #e187cb
  3. #cbe187

Tetradic

  1. #87cbe1
  2. #9d87e1
  3. #e19d87
  4. #cbe187

Square

  1. #87cbe1
  2. #ca87e1
  3. #e19d87
  4. #9ee187

Monochromatic

  1. #2987a6
  2. #4ab0d2
  3. #87cbe1
  4. #c4e6f0
  5. #eff8fb

Shades

#87cbe1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87cbe1
  2. #7ab7cb
  3. #6ca2b4
  4. #5f8e9e
  5. #517a87
  6. #446671
  7. #36515a
  8. #293d44
  9. #1b292d
  10. #0e1417
  11. #000000

Tints

#87cbe1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87cbe1
  2. #93d0e4
  3. #9fd5e7
  4. #abdbea
  5. #b7e0ed
  6. #c3e5f0
  7. #cfeaf3
  8. #dbeff6
  9. #e7f5f9
  10. #f3fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87cbe1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87cbe1
  2. #86c4d7
  3. #86bcce
  4. #85b5c4
  5. #84adba
  6. #84a6b1
  7. #839ea7
  8. #82979d
  9. #818f93
  10. #81888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adc5cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdc7e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afbce1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #63d3d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aac9e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1c2e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #73d0d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87cbe1 {
  color: #87cbe1;
}
Background
.bg-87cbe1 {
  background-color: #87cbe1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87cbe1 {
  border: 2px solid #87cbe1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87cbe1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 203 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 60% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87cbe1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87cbe1, #879ee1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87cbe1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 203 225 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 2.36 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 3.75 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.15 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.94 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.83 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.04 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.56 #78341e Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#87cbe1  rgb(135, 203, 225)  hsl(195, 60%, 71%)  Sky Blue
#e19d87  rgb(225, 157, 135)  hsl(15, 60%, 71%)  Dark Salmon
#e187cb  rgb(225, 135, 203)  hsl(315, 60%, 71%)  Persian Pink
#cbe187  rgb(203, 225, 135)  hsl(75, 60%, 71%)  June Bud