Light Sky Blue (#87cefa) is a very light, vivid blue. It is a CSS named color, so you can use it in stylesheets as color: lightskyblue as well as by its hex code. In RGB it is rgb(135, 206, 250); in HSL, hsl(203, 92%, 75%).
| Hex | #87cefa |
|---|---|
| CSS name | lightskyblue |
| RGB | rgb(135, 206, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 92%, 75%) |
| CMYK | 46%, 18%, 0%, 2% |
| CSS example | color: #87cefa; background-color: rgb(135, 206, 250); |
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 #87cefa 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) | 1.72:1 | Fails | Fails |
| Black text (#000000) | 12.24:1 | AAA | AAA |
The CSS named colors closest to #87cefa:
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