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#87CDFF closest to Clear Sky

#87CDFF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Clear Sky. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 80.4% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(135, 205, 255)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 100% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 47% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #87CDFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.21:1.

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Variations of #87CDFF

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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#87CDFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

87CDFFFFB987
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Split complementary

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

87CDFFFF8791FFF587
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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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#87CDFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A7C0FE
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7CCFF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABCCFF
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A7C0FE
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9FC5FF
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4FD9DE
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #76D2F0
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8C7D6

#87CDFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#87CDFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.21:1 Super#87CDFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#87CDFF in CSS

/* Clear Sky */
.color { color: #87CDFF; }
.background { background-color: #87CDFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #87CDFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 205 255);
color: hsl(205 100% 76%);
color: oklch(0.820 0.100 240.6);

#87CDFF FAQ

What color is #87CDFF?

#87CDFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Clear Sky. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #87CDFF?

#87CDFF is rgb(135, 205, 255) in RGB, hsl(205, 100%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(47%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #87CDFF?

The complementary color of #87CDFF is #FFB987, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #87CDFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #87CDFF: 12.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #87CDFF a warm or cool color?

#87CDFF is a cool color.