#87BDFF
Periwinkle · light cool blue
About #87BDFF
With the hex code #87BDFF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 74% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 47% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Periwinkle and Cornflower — a ΔE of 18.8 — followed by Cornflower. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFC987, a peach shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.75:1, 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 #87BDFF?
With the hex code #87BDFF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 74% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 47% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #87BDFF?
Use black text. Black on #87BDFF has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #87BDFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFC987, and analogous partners are #87F9FF and #8D87FF.