Information about #87BCCB color

#87BCCB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #87BCCB belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 188, 203) — 52.9% red, 73.7% green, 79.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 27 / 6 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#87BCCB is a confidently colored water-like cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2) and Cyan Opaque (#92C7C7).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 188, 203) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #87BCCB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#87BCCB color variations

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

#87BCCB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#87BCCB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#28525E

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Black

#000000

#87BCCB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#87BCCB 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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#87BCCB 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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#CB8699
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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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#86CBB7
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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
#87BCCB
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#CB86BC
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#BCCB86
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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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#9586CB
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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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#B786CB
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Nearest named colors to #87BCCB

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

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

#87BCCB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87BCCB
  • RGB135, 188, 203
  • CMYK27, 6, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(135, 188, 203)
  • HSL193°, 40%, 66%
  • HSL Precise193.235°, 39.535%, 66.275%
  • HSV193°, 33%, 80%
  • HSB193°, 33%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.737, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.737, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.737, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87BCCB
  • DECIMAL ID8895691
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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