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#87BCFF closest to Cooler Than Ever

#87BCFF 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, 73.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(135, 188, 255)). Its HSL value is 214° hue, 100% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 47% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #87BCFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.67:1.

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Variations of #87BCFF

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

How #87BCFF 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 #93B3FE
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2BFFF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BBDFF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #93B3FE
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #91B7FE
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #53CBD3
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #77C2EC
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEBACD

#87BCFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.97:1 Very poor#87BCFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.67:1 Very good#87BCFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#87BCFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 188 255);
color: hsl(214 100% 76%);
color: oklch(0.784 0.111 254.7);

#87BCFF FAQ

What color is #87BCFF?

#87BCFF 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 #87BCFF?

#87BCFF is rgb(135, 188, 255) in RGB, hsl(214, 100%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(47%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #87BCFF?

The complementary color of #87BCFF is #FFCA87, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #87BCFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #87BCFF: 10.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #87BCFF a warm or cool color?

#87BCFF is a cool color.