Sky Blue (#87CEEB)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.74:1 — vs black: 12.06:1

Color values

  • HEX #87CEEB
  • RGB rgb(135, 206, 235)
  • HSL hsl(197, 42%, 92%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 42.55, 12.34, 0, 7.84 )
  • Websafe #99CCFF

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #87CEEB based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Sky Blue
#87CEEB Base
#EBA487
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Sky Blue
#87CEEB Base
#87EBD6
#879CEB
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Sky Blue
#87CEEB Base
#EB87CE
#CEEB87
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Sky Blue
#87CEEB Base
#EB879C
#EBD687
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Sky Blue
#87CEEB Base
#D687EB
#EBA487
#9CEB87
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Sky Blue
#87CEEB Base
#1F8DBA
#45B3E0
#64C0E5
#AADCF1
#C9E9F6
#E9F6FB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Sky Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#041116
#0D3D51
#176A8C
#2197C7
#4CB6E1
Sky Blue #87CEEB Base
#9BD6EE
#AEDEF2
#C2E6F5
#D6EEF8
#E9F6FB
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #87CEEB. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #87CEEB;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #87CEEB;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #87CEEB;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #87CEEB,
        #F4E7E3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #87CEEB,
        #F4E7E3
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$sky-blue: #87CEEB;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$sky-blue-r: 135;
$sky-blue-g: 206;
$sky-blue-b: 235;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $sky-blue;
    color: rgba($sky-blue-r, $sky-blue-g, $sky-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Sky Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #87CEEB How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #BDBDEC Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #C8C8EB Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #7FD2D2 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #C4C4C4 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Sky Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Sky Blue #87CEEB Base
Baby Blue #89CFF0 ΔE 1.43
Pale Cyan #87D3F8 ΔE 2.53
Light Cornflower Blue #93CCEA ΔE 2.54
Cornflower #9ACEEB ΔE 3.39

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.