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Sky Blue Color

#87ceeb

Sky Blue Color

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A light, airy blue named for the color of a clear daytime sky.

Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#87ceeb

RGB

rgb(135, 206, 235)

HSL

hsl(197.4, 71.4%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.4, 42.6%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.6%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(79.21, -14.84, -21.28)

LCH

lch(79.21, 25.94, 235.11)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.082, 225.74)

HWB

hwb(197.4, 52.9%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eba487

Analogous

#87ebd6

#87ceeb

#879ceb

Triadic

#87ceeb

#eb87ce

#ceeb87

Split-complementary

#87ceeb

#eb879c

#ebd687

Tetradic

#87ceeb

#a487eb

#eba487

#ceeb87

Square

#87ceeb

#d687eb

#eba487

#9ceb87

Shades

Sky Blue Color mixed toward black.

#52b8e2

#23a0d3

#1a789e

#12506a

#092835

Tints

Sky Blue Color mixed toward white.

#9bd6ee

#afdef2

#c3e6f5

#d7eff8

#ebf7fc

Tones

Sky Blue Color mixed toward gray.

#8fcae3

#97c7da

#a0c3d2

#a8c0ca

#b1bcc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababe4 · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a1e3 · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#8cdfde · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 18

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #87ceeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87ceeb]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

Sky Blue (#87ceeb) is rgb(135, 206, 235) in RGB.

No, #87ceeb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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