What color is #87AEDD?

#87AEDD is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Birdie Num Num. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87AEDD?

The RGB value is 135, 174, 221: 135 red, 174 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87AEDD?

The complementary color is #DDB687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87AEDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87AEDD color

#87AEDD rgb(135, 174, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #87AEDD is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 68.2% green and 86.7% blue (135, 174, 221).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 56% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Birdie Num Num (#89ACDA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#87AEDD color codes

HEX	`#87AEDD`
RGB	`rgb(135, 174, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 68.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 56%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 39%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 21%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.92, -1.46, -27.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.92, 27.91, 267.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.175, 40.641, 74.226)`
Decimal	`8892125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87AEDD, 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 #87AEDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87AEDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #87AEDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87aedd; }
.text { color: #87aedd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87aedd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 174 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87aedd, #8b87dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #87AEDD?: #87AEDD is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Birdie Num Num. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87AEDD?: The RGB value is 135, 174, 221: 135 red, 174 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87AEDD?: The complementary color is #DDB687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87AEDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.