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#87ADD4 Color

#87ADD4 is rgb(135, 173, 212) in RGB, hsl(210, 47%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 18%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iceberg (#71A6D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87ADD4
HEX#87ADD4
RGBrgb(135, 173, 212)
HSLhsl(210, 47%, 68%)
HSVhsv(210, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 18%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.07 249.5)
LABlab(69.00% -6.07 -24.27)
LCHlch(69.00% 25.02 255.96)

What #87ADD4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #87ADD4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 6.1Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 6.81Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 7.09Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 7.6Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 8.3Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.42

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#87ADD4 Channel Values

How #87ADD4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 135 · G 173 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 210° · S 47% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 210° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87ADD4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87ADD4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87ADD4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87ADD4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87ADD4
Complementary
#D4AD87
Analogous
#87D4D4
Analogous
#8787D4
Triadic
#D487AD
Triadic
#ADD487
Split comp.
#D48787
Split comp.
#D4D487

Tints & Shades of #87ADD4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#96B8D9
#A9C4E0
#B8CFE5
#C7D9EB
#D6E3F0
#E9F0F7

Shades

#6596C8
#447FBB
#37699A
#2A4F74
#1E3852
#122131

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87ADD4.

How #87ADD4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#87ADD4
Protanopia#A7A7D4
Protanomaly#9BAAD4
Deuteranopia#A2A2D5
Deuteranomaly#98A6D4
Tritanopia#7FB3B3
Tritanomaly#82B0C1
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87ADD4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-87add4: #87ADD4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87ADD4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87add4': '#87ADD4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.678, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_87add4">#87ADD4</color>
SVG fillfill="#87ADD4"

More Blue Colors

#87ADD4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#87ADD4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87ADD4?

#87ADD4 is a light blue — rgb(135, 173, 212) in RGB and hsl(210, 47%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iceberg (#71A6D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #87ADD4?

#87ADD4 is rgb(135, 173, 212) — red 135, green 173, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87ADD4?

#87ADD4 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 18%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87ADD4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87ADD4 scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87ADD4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87ADD4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.19, which is visibly different.

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