Information about #87B7CD color
Basic facts about this digital color
#87B7CD presents itself as a confidently colored steel-blue azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2) and Seagull (#77B7D0).
The recipe behind #87B7CD is rgb(135, 183, 205), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #87B7CD: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #87B7CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#87B7CD color variations
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#87B7CD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#87B7CD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#87B7CD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#87B7CD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#87B7CD color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #87B7CD color
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Nearest named colors to #87B7CD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8CBED6
#89B1C2
#77B7D0
#8AA7CC
#95B5D6
#88A7C8
#8EB2BE
#77BFC7
#92C7C7
#99AED0
#7CB7BB
#78B1BF
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#87B7CD
- RGB135, 183, 205
- CMYK27, 9, 0, 20
- CSSrgb(135, 183, 205)
- HSL199°, 41%, 67%
- HSL Precise198.857°, 41.176%, 66.667%
- HSV199°, 34%, 80%
- HSB199°, 34%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
- GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.718, 0.804)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.718, 0.804, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.718, 0.804)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID87B7CD
- DECIMAL ID8894413
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
