What color is #87C1DC?

#87C1DC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sky Fall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87C1DC?

The RGB value is 135, 193, 220: 135 red, 193 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87C1DC?

The complementary color is #DCA287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87C1DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87C1DC color

#87C1DC rgb(135, 193, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #87C1DC is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 75.7% green and 86.3% blue (135, 193, 220).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 55% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sky Fall (#89C6DF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#87C1DC color codes

HEX	`#87C1DC`
RGB	`rgb(135, 193, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 75.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 55%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 39%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 12%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.11, -11.96, -19.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.11, 22.8, 238.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.976, 48.456, 74.837)`
Decimal	`8896988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87C1DC, 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 #87C1DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87C1DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #87C1DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87c1dc; }
.text { color: #87c1dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87c1dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 193 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87c1dc, #8797dc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #87C1DC?: #87C1DC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sky Fall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87C1DC?: The RGB value is 135, 193, 220: 135 red, 193 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87C1DC?: The complementary color is #DCA287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87C1DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.