Information about #87BACF color

#87BACF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #87BACF is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 186, 207) — 52.9% red, 72.9% green, 81.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 8 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #87BACF appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2) and Seagull (#77B7D0).

The recipe behind #87BACF is rgb(135, 186, 207), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #87BACF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. No one has named #87BACF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#87BACF color variations

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

#87BACF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#87BACF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#559DBB

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#3A7892

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#265061

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Black

#000000

#87BACF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#87BACF 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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#87BACF 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
#87BACF
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#CFC187
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#CF8795
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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
#87BACF
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#CF87B9
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#B9CF87
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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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#C187CF
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#95CF87
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Nearest named colors to #87BACF

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

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

#87BACF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87BACF
  • RGB135, 186, 207
  • CMYK28, 8, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(135, 186, 207)
  • HSL198°, 43%, 67%
  • HSL Precise197.5°, 42.857%, 67.059%
  • HSV198°, 35%, 81%
  • HSB198°, 35%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.729, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.729, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.729, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87BACF
  • DECIMAL ID8895183
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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