Information about #87B8C5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#87B8C5 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 184, 197) — 52.9% red, 72.2% green, 77.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 24 / 5 / 0 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#87B8C5 presents itself as a moderately toned water-like cyan — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moby (#8EB2BE) and Neptune (#7CB7BB).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 184, 197) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #87B8C5: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #87B8C5 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#87B8C5 color variations

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

#87B8C5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#87B8C5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#87B8C5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#87B8C5 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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#87B8C5 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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#B7C587
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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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#B387C5
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Nearest named colors to #87B8C5

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

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

#87B8C5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87B8C5
  • RGB135, 184, 197
  • CMYK24, 5, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(135, 184, 197)
  • HSL193°, 35%, 65%
  • HSL Precise192.581°, 34.831%, 65.098%
  • HSV193°, 31%, 77%
  • HSB193°, 31%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.722, 0.773)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.722, 0.773, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.722, 0.773)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87B8C5
  • DECIMAL ID8894661
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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