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#87ADF2 Color

#87ADF2 is rgb(135, 173, 242) in RGB, hsl(219, 80%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 29%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87ADF2
HEX#87ADF2
RGBrgb(135, 173, 242)
HSLhsl(219, 80%, 74%)
HSVhsv(219, 44%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 29%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.109 261.9)
LABlab(69.99% 0.28 -39.08)
LCHlch(69.99% 39.08 270.40)

What #87ADF2 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 #87ADF2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 5.92French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 6.87Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 7.49Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 8.44Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 9.09Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 10.31

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

#87ADF2 Channel Values

How #87ADF2 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 2428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 80% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 44% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87ADF2 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87ADF2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87ADF2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87ADF2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87ADF2
Complementary
#F2CD88
Analogous
#88E2F2
Analogous
#9888F2
Triadic
#F288AD
Triadic
#ADF288
Split comp.
#F29888
Split comp.
#E2F288

Tints & Shades of #87ADF2

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

#95B6F3
#A8C3F5
#B6CCF7
#C8D9F9
#D6E3FA
#E8EFFC

Shades

#5A8DED
#2C6EE8
#1655CA
#11429C
#0C2F6E
#071B40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87ADF2.

How #87ADF2 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#87ADF2
Protanopia#A7A7F2
Protanomaly#9BAAF2
Deuteranopia#A2A2F3
Deuteranomaly#98A6F2
Tritanopia#76B8B8
Tritanomaly#7DB3D2
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87ADF2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87adf2: #87ADF2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87ADF2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87adf2': '#87ADF2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.678, blue: 0.949)
Android XML<color name="color_87adf2">#87ADF2</color>
SVG fillfill="#87ADF2"

More Blue Colors

#87ADF2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#87ADF2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87ADF2?

#87ADF2 is a light blue — rgb(135, 173, 242) in RGB and hsl(219, 80%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #87ADF2?

#87ADF2 is rgb(135, 173, 242) — red 135, green 173, and blue 242 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87ADF2?

#87ADF2 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 29%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87ADF2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87ADF2 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87ADF2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87ADF2 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 14.41, which is visibly different.

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