What color is #87B9D1?

#87B9D1 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 #87B9D1?

The RGB value is 135, 185, 209: 135 red, 185 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B9D1?

The complementary color is #D19F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B9D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B9D1 color

#87B9D1 rgb(135, 185, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #87B9D1 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 72.5% green and 82% blue (135, 185, 209).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 45% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Juvie (#8ABBD0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#87B9D1 color codes

HEX	`#87B9D1`
RGB	`rgb(135, 185, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 72.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 45%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 35%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 11%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.53, -10.53, -17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.53, 20.29, 238.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.845, 44.45, 66.842)`
Decimal	`8894929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B9D1, 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 #87B9D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B9D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	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 #87B9D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b9d1; }
.text { color: #87b9d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b9d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 185 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b9d1, #8794d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #87B9D1?: #87B9D1 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 #87B9D1?: The RGB value is 135, 185, 209: 135 red, 185 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B9D1?: The complementary color is #D19F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B9D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.