Close to Serenity
#87ADD4
#87ADD4 is a light, rich blue, close to the color Serenity. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 67.8% green, and 83.1% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 47% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #87ADD4.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.34:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.96:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.34:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.96:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #87ADD4 as they’d see it.
#87ADD4 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #87ADD4
What color is #87ADD4?
#87ADD4 is a light, rich blue, close to the color Serenity. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 67.8% green, and 83.1% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 47% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #87ADD4 in RGB?
#87ADD4 is rgb(135, 173, 212): 135 red, 173 green, and 212 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #87ADD4 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(36, 18, 0, 17). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #87ADD4?
PANTONE 278 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #87ADD4?
Its complement #C6A380 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.