Information about #87AECA color

#87AECA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #87AECA belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(135, 174, 202) (52.9% red, 68.2% green, 79.2% blue), or CMYK 26 / 11 / 0 / 21 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned steel-blue azure, #87AECA appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Blake (#88A7C8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Polo Blue (#8AA7CC) and Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 174, 202) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #87AECA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #87AECA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#87AECA color variations

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

#87AECA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#87AECA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#578EB5

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#3D6B8C

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#29475D

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Black

#000000

#87AECA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#87AECA 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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#86C8CA

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#87AECA 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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#CAA386
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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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#CAC486
#CAC486

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#CA868C
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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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#86CAC4
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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
#87AECA
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#CA86AE
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#AECA86
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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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#A386CA
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#CAA386
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#AECA86
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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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#C486CA
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#CAA386
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#8CCA86
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Nearest named colors to #87AECA

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

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

#87AECA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87AECA
  • RGB135, 174, 202
  • CMYK26, 11, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(135, 174, 202)
  • HSL205°, 39%, 66%
  • HSL Precise205.075°, 38.728%, 66.078%
  • HSV205°, 33%, 79%
  • HSB205°, 33%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.682, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.682, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.682, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87AECA
  • DECIMAL ID8892106
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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