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#87AFD4 Color

#87AFD4 is rgb(135, 175, 212) in RGB, hsl(209, 47%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 17%, 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 6.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87AFD4
HEX#87AFD4
RGBrgb(135, 175, 212)
HSLhsl(209, 47%, 68%)
HSVhsv(209, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 17%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.069 246.8)
LABlab(69.55% -7.08 -23.44)
LCHlch(69.55% 24.48 253.19)

What #87AFD4 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 #87AFD4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 6.6Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 6.64Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 8.17Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 8.2Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 8.32Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 8.49

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

#87AFD4 Channel Values

How #87AFD4 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 175 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 209° · S 47% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 209° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87AFD4 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87AFD4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87AFD4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87AFD4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87AFD4
Complementary
#D4AC87
Analogous
#87D4D2
Analogous
#8788D4
Triadic
#D487AF
Triadic
#AFD487
Split comp.
#D48788
Split comp.
#D4D287

Tints & Shades of #87AFD4

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

#96B9D9
#A9C5E0
#B8CFE5
#C7D9EB
#D6E3F0
#E9F0F7

Shades

#6598C8
#4481BB
#376A9A
#2A5074
#1E3952
#122231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87AFD4.

How #87AFD4 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#87AFD4
Protanopia#A9A9D4
Protanomaly#9DABD4
Deuteranopia#A3A3D5
Deuteranomaly#99A8D4
Tritanopia#7FB4B4
Tritanomaly#82B2C2
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87AFD4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87afd4: #87AFD4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87AFD4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87afd4': '#87AFD4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.686, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_87afd4">#87AFD4</color>
SVG fillfill="#87AFD4"

More Blue Colors

#87AFD4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#87AFD4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87AFD4?

#87AFD4 is a light blue — rgb(135, 175, 212) in RGB and hsl(209, 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 6.6.

What is the RGB value of #87AFD4?

#87AFD4 is rgb(135, 175, 212) — red 135, green 175, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87AFD4?

#87AFD4 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 17%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87AFD4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87AFD4 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87AFD4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87AFD4 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 12.55, which is visibly different.

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