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#87BBFF closest to Cooler Than Ever

#87BBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Cooler Than Ever. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 73.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(135, 187, 255)). Its HSL value is 214° hue, 100% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 47% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #87BBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.58:1.

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Variations of #87BBFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#87BBFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#87BBFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #87BBFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #92B3FE
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1BEFF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9ABDFF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #92B3FE
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #90B6FE
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #53CAD3
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #78C1EC
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADB9CD

#87BBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.98:1 Very poor#87BBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.58:1 Very good#87BBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#87BBFF in CSS

/* Cooler Than Ever */
.color { color: #87BBFF; }
.background { background-color: #87BBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #87BBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 187 255);
color: hsl(214 100% 76%);
color: oklch(0.782 0.112 255.5);

#87BBFF FAQ

What color is #87BBFF?

#87BBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Cooler Than Ever. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #87BBFF?

#87BBFF is rgb(135, 187, 255) in RGB, hsl(214, 100%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(47%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #87BBFF?

The complementary color of #87BBFF is #FFCB87, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #87BBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #87BBFF: 10.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #87BBFF a warm or cool color?

#87BBFF is a cool color.