Lighter companion
Cerulean Silk Muted
#9FB7BC · hsl(190, 18%, 68%)
RGB
rgb(135, 165, 171)
HSL
hsl(190, 18%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(21%, 4%, 0%, 33%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.6:1Fail
on black
8:1AA
About this color
Cerulean Tone Muted (#87A5AB) belongs to the blue family — hue 190°, 18% saturation, 60% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-cerulean-tone-muted: #87A5AB; --colorarchive-cerulean-tone-muted-hsl: hsl(190, 18%, 60%); --colorarchive-cerulean-tone-muted-rgb: rgb(135, 165, 171); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Cerulean Radiant Muted
#75989F · hsl(190, 18%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Ruby Tone Muted
#AB8D87 · hsl(10, 18%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Sapphire Tone Muted
#8799AB · hsl(210, 18%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Lagoon Tone Muted
#87ABA5 · hsl(170, 18%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Peony Tone Muted
#AB87A5 · hsl(310, 18%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Honey Tone Muted
#A5AB87 · hsl(70, 18%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Garnet Tone Muted
#AB8793 · hsl(340, 18%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Apricot Tone Muted
#AB9F87 · hsl(40, 18%, 60%)
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Base: Cerulean Tone Muted #87A5AB Lighter companion: Cerulean Silk Muted #9FB7BC Darker companion: Cerulean Radiant Muted #75989F Complementary counterpoint: Ruby Tone Muted #AB8D87 Analogous lead: Sapphire Tone Muted #8799AB Analogous echo: Lagoon Tone Muted #87ABA5 Triadic +120°: Peony Tone Muted #AB87A5 Triadic +240°: Honey Tone Muted #A5AB87 Split-comp +150°: Garnet Tone Muted #AB8793 Split-comp +210°: Apricot Tone Muted #AB9F87
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Cerulean Tone Faint
#8FA0A3 · hsl(190, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Tone Dust
#7EABB4 · hsl(190, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Radiant Muted
#75989F · hsl(190, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Silk Muted
#9FB7BC · hsl(190, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Tone Soft
#76B0BC · hsl(190, 34%, 60%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Radiant Faint
#7E9295 · hsl(190, 10%, 54%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#9391A9
Protanopia
#9595AA
Tritanopia
#89A8A8
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