Sky Blue (#87ceeb) is a light, strong cyan. It is a CSS named color, so you can use it in stylesheets as color: skyblue as well as by its hex code. In RGB it is rgb(135, 206, 235); in HSL, hsl(197, 71%, 73%).
| Hex | #87ceeb |
|---|---|
| CSS name | skyblue |
| RGB | rgb(135, 206, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | 43%, 12%, 0%, 8% |
| CSS example | color: #87ceeb; background-color: rgb(135, 206, 235); |
The hue stepped through seven lightness levels, each matched to the closest named or web-safe color — useful for backgrounds, borders, text and hover states that all belong to one family. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.
Complementary — maximum contrast, from opposite sides of the color wheel:
Analogous — neighbours on the wheel, naturally harmonious:
Triadic — three colors evenly spaced for balanced variety:
Tetradic — four colors at 90° intervals:
On a #87ceeb background, black text gives the better contrast. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text (AA), or 7:1 and 4.5:1 for AAA.
| Text color | Contrast ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text (#ffffff) | 1.74:1 | Fails | Fails |
| Black text (#000000) | 12.06:1 | AAA | AAA |
The CSS named colors closest to #87ceeb:
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