What color is #87B2C7?

#87B2C7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B2C7?

The RGB value is 135, 178, 199: 135 red, 178 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B2C7?

The complementary color is #C79C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B2C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B2C7 color

#87B2C7 rgb(135, 178, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #87B2C7 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 69.8% green and 78% blue (135, 178, 199).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Juvie (#8ABBD0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#87B2C7 color codes

HEX	`#87B2C7`
RGB	`rgb(135, 178, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 69.8%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 11%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.26, -9.3, -15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.26, 17.9, 238.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.218, 41.113, 60.049)`
Decimal	`8893127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B2C7, 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 #87B2C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B2C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #87B2C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b2c7; }
.text { color: #87b2c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b2c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 178 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b2c7, #8792c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #87B2C7?: #87B2C7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B2C7?: The RGB value is 135, 178, 199: 135 red, 178 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B2C7?: The complementary color is #C79C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B2C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.