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#87BFEE closest to Electric Eel

#87BFEE is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Electric Eel. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 74.9% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(135, 191, 238)). Its HSL value is 207° hue, 75% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #87BFEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.72:1.

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Variations of #87BFEE

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9EB4ED
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACBFF0
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2BEEF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9EB4ED
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #99B9EE
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5ECACF
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7AC4E0
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEBBC8

#87BFEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#87BFEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.72:1 Very good#87BFEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#87BFEE in CSS

/* Electric Eel */
.color { color: #87BFEE; }
.background { background-color: #87BFEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #87BFEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 191 238);
color: hsl(207 75% 73%);
color: oklch(0.783 0.089 244.6);

#87BFEE FAQ

What color is #87BFEE?

#87BFEE is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Electric Eel. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #87BFEE?

#87BFEE is rgb(135, 191, 238) in RGB, hsl(207, 75%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 20%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #87BFEE?

The complementary color of #87BFEE is #EEB687, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #87BFEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #87BFEE: 10.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #87BFEE a warm or cool color?

#87BFEE is a cool color.