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#87CAEF Fish Pond

#87CAEF is a light, moderately saturated blue named Fish Pond. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 79.2% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(135, 202, 239)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 76% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 44% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #87CAEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.72:1.

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Variations of #87CAEF

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

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

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AABDEE
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8C8F1
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACC8F0
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AABDEE
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A1C2EF
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5BD4D6
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #79CEE4
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B5C4CE

#87CAEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.79:1 Very poor#87CAEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.72:1 Very good#87CAEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#87CAEF in CSS

/* Fish Pond */
.color { color: #87CAEF; }
.background { background-color: #87CAEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #87CAEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 202 239);
color: hsl(201 76% 73%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.086 233.5);

#87CAEF FAQ

What color is #87CAEF?

#87CAEF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Fish Pond. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #87CAEF?

#87CAEF is rgb(135, 202, 239) in RGB, hsl(201, 76%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(44%, 15%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #87CAEF?

The complementary color of #87CAEF is #EFAC87, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #87CAEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #87CAEF: 11.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #87CAEF a warm or cool color?

#87CAEF is a cool color.