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#87BBF8 Color

#87BBF8 is rgb(135, 187, 248) in RGB, hsl(212, 89%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 25%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Azure (#74BBFB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87BBF8
HEX#87BBF8
RGBrgb(135, 187, 248)
HSLhsl(212, 89%, 75%)
HSVhsv(212, 46%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 25%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.104 253)
LABlab(74.00% -5.54 -36.12)
LCHlch(74.00% 36.54 261.28)

What #87BBF8 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 #87BBF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 5.11French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 7.21Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 7.75Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 7.86Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 8.22Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 9.24

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

#87BBF8 Channel Values

How #87BBF8 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 187 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 212° · S 89% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 212° · S 46% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87BBF8 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87BBF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87BBF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87BBF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87BBF8
Complementary
#F8C387
Analogous
#87F4F8
Analogous
#8A87F8
Triadic
#F887BB
Triadic
#BBF887
Split comp.
#F88A87
Split comp.
#F4F887

Tints & Shades of #87BBF8

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

#95C4F9
#A8CEFA
#B7D6FB
#C5DFFC
#D4E7FC
#E7F1FE

Shades

#56A0F5
#2685F2
#0D6CD9
#0A52A4
#073A74
#042243

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87BBF8.

How #87BBF8 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#87BBF8
Protanopia#B3B3F8
Protanomaly#A4B7F8
Deuteranopia#ACACF9
Deuteranomaly#9FB2F8
Tritanopia#77C4C4
Tritanomaly#7EC1DB
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87BBF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87bbf8: #87BBF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87BBF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87bbf8': '#87BBF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.733, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_87bbf8">#87BBF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#87BBF8"

More Blue Colors

#87BBF8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#87BBF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87BBF8?

#87BBF8 is a light blue — rgb(135, 187, 248) in RGB and hsl(212, 89%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Azure (#74BBFB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #87BBF8?

#87BBF8 is rgb(135, 187, 248) — red 135, green 187, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87BBF8?

#87BBF8 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 25%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87BBF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87BBF8 scores 2:1 against white and 10.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87BBF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87BBF8 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 lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 12.5, which is visibly different.

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