What color is #87A2BC?

#87A2BC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A2BC?

The RGB value is 135, 162, 188: 135 red, 162 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A2BC?

The complementary color is #BCA187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A2BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A2BC color

#87A2BC rgb(135, 162, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #87A2BC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 63.5% green and 73.7% blue (135, 162, 188).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Far Horizons (#7FA2BF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#87A2BC color codes

HEX	`#87A2BC`
RGB	`rgb(135, 162, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 63.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 14%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.45, -3.3, -16.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.45, 16.79, 258.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.986, 34.621, 52.564)`
Decimal	`8889020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A2BC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #87A2BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A2BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #87A2BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a2bc; }
.text { color: #87a2bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a2bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 162 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a2bc, #8787bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #87A2BC?: #87A2BC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A2BC?: The RGB value is 135, 162, 188: 135 red, 162 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A2BC?: The complementary color is #BCA187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A2BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.