Sky Blue#87CEEB
#87CEEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.082 H 225.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87CEEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 206, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 43%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.6%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.21, -14.84, -21.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.21, 25.94, 235.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.48% -0.0572 -0.0587) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.48% 0.082 225.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0531, 55.2884, 86.7734) |
| Luminance | 0.5529 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 0.00
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 1.43
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 4.55
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 4.84
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.92
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87CEEB #EBA487
analogous
#87EBD6 #87CEEB #879CEB
triadic
#87CEEB #EB87CE #CEEB87
tetradic
#87CEEB #D687EB #EBA487 #9CEB87
square
#87CEEB #D687EB #EBA487 #9CEB87
split-complementary
#87CEEB #EB879C #EBD687
monochromatic
#23A1D4 #53B9E2 #87CEEB #BBE3F4 #E5F4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#87CEEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.06
#87CEEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87CEEB
12.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87CEEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87CEEB | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.06 | 12.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BECBED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFBFEB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5DD7D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Related colors
#79B7D1#6BA1B7#5E8B9E#517686#44626E#374E58#2B3B42#1F292D#14181A#000000#95D3ED#A2D8EF#AEDDF1#BAE1F3#C6E6F5#D2EBF7#DDF0F9#E9F5FB#F4FAFD#FFFFFF#8FCDE7#96CCE3#9DCBDF#A4CADBBaby Blue
#89CFF0
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
Azure
#007FFF
Blue
#0000FF
Cerulean
#007BA7
Cobalt
#0047AB
Denim
#1560BD
Palettes with this color
#FADADD
#D0E8F2
#FFEFD5
#D9E8D5
#E8D5E8
Pastel Color Palette
#05445E
#189AB4
#75E6DA
#D4F1F4
Ocean Color Palette
#C0C0C0
#E8E8E8
#606060
#C0C0C0
#A7A7A7
Silver Color Palette
#708090
#C8CFD7
#38434D
#898077
#7E8C9B
Slate Gray Color Palette
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87ceeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 206, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.082 225.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aeddf1',
500: '#87ceeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87ceeb; $custom-light: #aeddf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87ceeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 206,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.4,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81482,
"c": 0.08192,
"h": 225.8
},
"luminance": 0.55292
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87CEEB
secondary
#C57351
accent
#4A12D3
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F8FCFE
border
#D1D5D6
text
#111516
muted
#818485