All About Color NCS Blue

#0087BD

NCS Blue is a vibrant and refreshing blue color. It embodies energy and vitality, perfect for creating a lively and dynamic space.

About NCS Blue

NCS Blue is a dark blue color with the hex code #0087BD. In RGB it is red 0, green 135, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 100%, lightness 37%; in CMYK it is 100%, 29%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.04:1 on white and 5.20:1 on black.

#0087BD Color Conversion

Hex triplet00, 87, BD
CMYK100.00%, 28.57%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal0, 135, 189
HSL197°, 100%, 37%
RGB Octal0, 207, 275
HSV (HSB)197.14°, 100.00%, 74.12%
RGB Binary0, 10000111, 10111101
CIE-L*AB52.95, -10.88, -36.70
RGB Percent0.00%, 52.94%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH52.95, 38.28, 253.49
XYZ17.85, 21.00, 51.26
CIE-L*UV52.95, -35.19, -55.01
xyY0.20, 0.23, 21.00
Hunter-Lab45.83, -10.68, -34.23
RYB0.00%, 30.88%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#0087BD on a dark background: contrast 5.20:1, passes WCAG AA.
#0087BD on a light background: contrast 4.04:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of NCS Blue, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around NCS Blue. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#0087BD · #1ABEFF · #004561 · #BD3500 · #FF5B1A

Analogous palette

#00BD35 · #00BD94 · #0087BD · #0029BD · #3500BD

Triadic palette

#0087BD · #BD0087 · #87BD00 · #1ABEFF · #FF1ABE

Tetradic palette

#0087BD · #9400BD · #BD3500 · #29BD00 · #004561

Monochromatic palette

#001A24 · #005070 · #0087BD · #0ABAFF · #57CFFF

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