#87BCFF
Periwinkle · light cool blue
About #87BCFF
#87BCFF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 53% red, 74% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 47% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Periwinkle and Cornflower (ΔE 18.9); Cornflower comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFCA87 — a peach tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #87BCFF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #87BCFF?
#87BCFF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 53% red, 74% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 47% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #87BCFF?
Use black text. Black on #87BCFF has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #87BCFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFCA87, and analogous partners are #87F8FF and #8E87FF.