What color is #87A5EA?

#87A5EA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A5EA?

The RGB value is 135, 165, 234: 135 red, 165 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A5EA?

The complementary color is #EACC87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A5EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A5EA color

#87A5EA rgb(135, 165, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #87A5EA is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 64.7% green and 91.8% blue (135, 165, 234).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 70% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#87A5EA color codes

HEX	`#87A5EA`
RGB	`rgb(135, 165, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 64.7%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 70%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 42%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 29%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.02, 7.13, -37.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.02, 38.61, 280.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.293, 38, 83.143)`
Decimal	`8889834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A5EA, 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 #87A5EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A5EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #87A5EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a5ea; }
.text { color: #87a5ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a5ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 165 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a5ea, #9a87ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #87A5EA?: #87A5EA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A5EA?: The RGB value is 135, 165, 234: 135 red, 165 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A5EA?: The complementary color is #EACC87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A5EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.