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#87AECF Color

#87AECF is rgb(135, 174, 207) in RGB, hsl(207, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 16%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Superiority Blue (#72A0C1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87AECF
HEX#87AECF
RGBrgb(135, 174, 207)
HSLhsl(207, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(207, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 16%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.064 244.3)
LABlab(69.12% -7.57 -21.35)
LCHlch(69.12% 22.65 250.47)

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

Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 6.04Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 7.14Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 7.97Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 7.98Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 8.11Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 8.63

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

#87AECF Channel Values

How #87AECF 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 174 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87AECF 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 text8.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #87AECF

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

Base
#87AECF
Complementary
#CFA787
Analogous
#87CFCB
Analogous
#878ACF
Triadic
#CF87AE
Triadic
#AECF87
Split comp.
#CF878A
Split comp.
#CFCB87

Tints & Shades of #87AECF

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

#95B8D5
#A7C4DC
#B6CEE2
#C8DAE9
#D7E4EF
#E9F0F6

Shades

#6699C2
#4782B3
#3A6A92
#2D5271
#203B50
#13232F

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

How #87AECF 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#87AECF
Protanopia#A8A8CF
Protanomaly#9CABCF
Deuteranopia#A2A2D0
Deuteranomaly#98A7CF
Tritanopia#80B3B3
Tritanomaly#83B1BF
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87AECF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87aecf: #87AECF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87AECF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87aecf': '#87AECF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.682, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_87aecf">#87AECF</color>
SVG fillfill="#87AECF"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#87AECF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87AECF?

#87AECF is a light blue — rgb(135, 174, 207) in RGB and hsl(207, 43%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Superiority Blue (#72A0C1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #87AECF?

#87AECF is rgb(135, 174, 207) — red 135, green 174, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87AECF?

#87AECF converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 16%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87AECF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87AECF scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #87AECF 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 11.85, which is visibly different.

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