Information about #87ACEE color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #87ACEE reads as a strongly colored steel-blue azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Light Sapphire Blue (#8BA2E7). Slightly further away sit Portage (#8B9FEE) and Jordy Blue (#8AB9F1).
The recipe behind #87ACEE is rgb(135, 172, 238), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #87ACEE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#87ACEE color variations
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#87ACEE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#87ACEE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#87ACEE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#87ACEE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#87ACEE 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 #87ACEE color
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Nearest named colors to #87ACEE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8BA2E7
#8B9FEE
#8AB9F1
#88ACE0
#7FA3E6
#8BB9E7
#7CB9E8
#7EB8FC
#7EB6FF
#7EC0EE
#76ABDF
#8B96E7
#87ACEE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#87ACEE
- RGB135, 172, 238
- CMYK40, 26, 0, 7
- CSSrgb(135, 172, 238)
- HSL218°, 75%, 73%
- HSL Precise218.447°, 75.182%, 73.137%
- HSV218°, 43%, 93%
- HSB218°, 43%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.933
- GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.675, 0.933)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.675, 0.933, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.675, 0.933)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB93.3%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID87ACEE
- DECIMAL ID8891630
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
