Information about #87AEC6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #87AEC6 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 174, 198) — 52.9% red, 68.2% green, 77.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 9 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated azure, #87AEC6 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blake (#88A7C8) and Polo Blue (#8AA7CC).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 174, 198) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #87AEC6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #87AEC6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#87AEC6 color variations

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

#87AEC6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#87AEC6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#87AEC6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#87AEC6 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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#87AEC6 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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#C69E86
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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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#C6BE86
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#C6868D
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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
#87AEC6
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#C686AD
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#ADC686
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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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#9E86C6
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#C69E86
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#ADC686
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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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#BE86C6
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#C69E86
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#8DC686
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Nearest named colors to #87AEC6

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

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

#87AEC6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87AEC6
  • RGB135, 174, 198
  • CMYK25, 9, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(135, 174, 198)
  • HSL203°, 36%, 65%
  • HSL Precise202.857°, 35.593%, 65.294%
  • HSV203°, 32%, 78%
  • HSB203°, 32%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.682, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.682, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.682, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87AEC6
  • DECIMAL ID8892102
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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