#87AFFE

A color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family

#87affe is a color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family: RGB(135, 175, 254), HSL(220°, 98%, 76%), CMYK(47%, 31%, 0%, 0%). Closest named color: deepskyblue. Contrast is 2.19:1 on white and 9.59:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#87affe
RGBrgb(135 175 254)
RGB (legacy)rgb(135, 175, 254)
RGB %rgb(53% 69% 100%)
HSLhsl(220 98% 76%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 47%, 100%)
HWBhwb(220 53% 0%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 31%, 0%, 0%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(70.96 1.93 -44.04)
LCHlch(70.96 44.08 272.51)
OKLaboklab(0.7568 -0.0144 -0.1217)
OKLCHoklch(0.7568 0.1225 263.23)
Decimal8892414

Properties

Color ToneBlue, Sky, Navy
Closest named colordeepskyblue ΔE 8.1
Closest web-safe color#9999ff
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)98% / 47%
Lightness (HSL)76%
Brightness or Value (HSV)100%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)67% / 68%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.4297
Red / Green / Blue135 / 175 / 254

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.19:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
9.59:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 43 / -59.2 · As background with white / black text: Lc -47.7 / 61

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #87affe;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(75.68% 0.1225 263.23);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(135 175 254 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#87affe] text-[#87affe] border-[#87affe]">