Information about #87AFC5 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#87AFC5 is a mildly saturated sky-leaning azure that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blake (#88A7C8) and Moby (#8EB2BE).
The recipe behind #87AFC5 is rgb(135, 175, 197), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #87AFC5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #87AFC5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#87AFC5 color variations
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#87AFC5 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#87AFC5 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#87AFC5 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#87AFC5 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#87AFC5 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 #87AFC5 color
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Nearest named colors to #87AFC5
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#89B1C2
#88A7C8
#8EB2BE
#8AA7CC
#8BA8B7
#78B1BF
#7CB7BB
#93AAB9
#85B3B2
#92A1CF
#92ACB4
#93A2BA
#87AFC5 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#87AFC5
- RGB135, 175, 197
- CMYK24, 9, 0, 23
- CSSrgb(135, 175, 197)
- HSL201°, 35%, 65%
- HSL Precise201.29°, 34.831%, 65.098%
- HSV201°, 31%, 77%
- HSB201°, 31%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
- GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.686, 0.773)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.686, 0.773, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.686, 0.773)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID87AFC5
- DECIMAL ID8892357
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
