Palettes / Colors / #87ABC5

#87ABC5 — Muted Blue

#87ABC5 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #87ABC5 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#87ABC5 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C5A187; it also sits naturally between #87C5C0 and #878CC5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 67% · Blue 77%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 23%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #87ABC5

.text { color: #87ABC5; }
.background { background-color: #87ABC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87ABC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 171, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 35%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87ABC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 171, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87ABC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 171, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#87ABC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87ABC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5A187:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87ABC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #87ABC5

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #87ABC5 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #87ABC5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #87ABC4  ·  #87ABC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #87ABC5?

#87ABC5 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 135, 171, 197). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87ABC5?

#87ABC5 is RGB 135, 171, 197 — HSL 205°, 35%, 65% — CMYK 31%, 13%, 0%, 23%.

What colors go with #87ABC5?

Its complement is #C5A187; analogous partners are #87C5C0 and #878CC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87ABC5 for text?

Black text on #87ABC5 has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.