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#87CEDC

#87cedc ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#87cedc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 80.78% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.64% cyan, 6.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 189.88°, with 54.84% saturation and 69.61% 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 11.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.5446

Complementary

  1. #87cedc
  2. #dc9587

Split complementary

  1. #87cedc
  2. #dc87a4
  3. #dcc087

Analogous

  1. #87dcc0
  2. #87cedc
  3. #87a4dc

Triadic

  1. #87cedc
  2. #dc87ce
  3. #cedc87

Tetradic

  1. #87cedc
  2. #9587dc
  3. #dc9587
  4. #cedc87

Square

  1. #87cedc
  2. #c087dc
  3. #dc9587
  4. #a4dc87

Monochromatic

  1. #2e8a9c
  2. #4cb6cb
  3. #87cedc
  4. #c2e6ed
  5. #eff9fa

Shades

#87cedc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87cedc
  2. #7ab9c6
  3. #6ca5b0
  4. #5f909a
  5. #517c84
  6. #44676e
  7. #365258
  8. #293e42
  9. #1b292c
  10. #0e1516
  11. #000000

Tints

#87cedc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87cedc
  2. #93d3e0
  3. #9fd8e3
  4. #abdde7
  5. #b7e2ea
  6. #c3e7ee
  7. #cfebf1
  8. #dbf0f5
  9. #e7f5f8
  10. #f3fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87cedc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87cedc
  2. #86c6d3
  3. #86beca
  4. #85b7c0
  5. #84afb7
  6. #84a7ae
  7. #839fa5
  8. #82979c
  9. #819092
  10. #818889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec7cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2c9dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bedc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #65d4d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aecbdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4c5dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #74d2d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87cedc {
  color: #87cedc;
}
Background
.bg-87cedc {
  background-color: #87cedc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87cedc {
  border: 2px solid #87cedc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87cedc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 206 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 55% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87cedc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87cedc, #87a4dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87cedc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 206 220 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.03 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.37 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.43 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.57 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.75 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.18 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.86 #783123 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#87cedc  rgb(135, 206, 220)  hsl(190, 55%, 70%)  Non-Photo Blue
#dc9587  rgb(220, 149, 135)  hsl(10, 55%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#dc87ce  rgb(220, 135, 206)  hsl(310, 55%, 70%)  Violet
#cedc87  rgb(206, 220, 135)  hsl(70, 55%, 70%)  June Bud