Information about #87A8DE color

#87A8DE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #87A8DE is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 168, 222) — 52.9% red, 65.9% green, 87.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 34 / 21 / 0 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#87A8DE presents itself as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Sapphire Blue (#8BA2E7) and Resolutiion Blue (#7FA3E6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(135, 168, 222)), which gives #87A8DE its character. If you plan to put text on a #87A8DE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #87A8DE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#87A8DE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#87A8DE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#87A8DE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#87A8DE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#87A8DE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#87A8DE 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#DE87A8
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #87A8DE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Cobalt Blue color link
Light Cobalt Blue

#88ACE0

Light Sapphire Blue color link
Light Sapphire Blue

#8BA2E7

Resolutiion Blue color link
Resolutiion Blue

#7FA3E6

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Portage color link
Portage

#8B9FEE

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Light Phthalo Blue color link
Light Phthalo Blue

#8B96E7

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

#87A8DE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87A8DE
  • RGB135, 168, 222
  • CMYK34, 21, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(135, 168, 222)
  • HSL217°, 57%, 70%
  • HSL Precise217.241°, 56.863%, 70%
  • HSV217°, 39%, 87%
  • HSB217°, 39%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.659, 0.871)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.659, 0.871, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.659, 0.871)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87A8DE
  • DECIMAL ID8890590
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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