Palettes / Colors / #87BBCC

#87BBCC — Light Muted Blue

#87BBCC is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #87BBCC 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.

#87BBCC 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 #CB9786; it also sits naturally between #86CBBA and #8697CB. 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 73% · Blue 80%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #87BBCC

.text { color: #87BBCC; }
.background { background-color: #87BBCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87BBCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 187, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 40%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87BBCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 187, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87BBCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 187, 204, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CB9786:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87BBCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #87BBCC

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 #87BBCC 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 #87BBCC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #87BBCC?

#87BBCC is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 135, 187, 204). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87BBCC?

#87BBCC is RGB 135, 187, 204 — HSL 195°, 40%, 66% — CMYK 34%, 8%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #87BBCC?

Its complement is #CB9786; analogous partners are #86CBBA and #8697CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87BBCC for text?

Black text on #87BBCC has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.