#87BDCB Hex Color
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#87bdcb is a light, dusty cyan with gray undertones and very low saturation. Its cool, pastel finish creates a soft, youthful mood suited to spring palettes, baby products, communication tools, and technology branding. Use it as a supporting background with navy or charcoal. Black text achieves about 10.2:1 contrast. The hex code is #87bdcb.
Questions about #87bdcb
What is #87bdcb in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #87bdcb is rgb(135, 189, 203), in HSL hsl(192, 40%, 66%) and in CMYK 33%, 7%, 0%, 20%. Browse more shades of blue with names and hex codes.
What colors pair well with #87bdcb?
Where can designers use #87bdcb?
#87bdcb works well as a soft supporting background for spring layouts, baby products, communication tools, and technology interfaces because its cool pastel cyan feels gentle, youthful, and easy to pair with darker text.
Is #87bdcb readable on white or black?
#87bdcb has a 2.06:1 contrast ratio on white and 10.17:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.