#8D87FF
Royal Blue · light cool blue
About #8D87FF
With the hex code #8D87FF, this is a light blue with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 53% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 45% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Royal Blue and Amethyst — a ΔE of 16.3 — followed by Amethyst. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F9FF87, a pale yellow shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.04:1, 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 #8D87FF?
With the hex code #8D87FF, this is a light blue with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 53% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 45% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8D87FF?
Use black text. Black on #8D87FF has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8D87FF?
Its complementary colour is #F9FF87, and analogous partners are #87BDFF and #C987FF.