Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA)

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: 1.72:1 — vs black: 12.24:1

Color values

  • HEX #87CEFA
  • RGB rgb(135, 206, 250)
  • HSL hsl(202, 46%, 98%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 46, 17.6, 0, 1.96 )
  • Websafe #99CCFF

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

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

Complementary

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

Light Sky Blue
#87CEFA Base
#FAB387
Analogous

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

Light Sky Blue
#87CEFA Base
#87FAEC
#8795FA
Triadic

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

Light Sky Blue
#87CEFA Base
#FA87CE
#CEFA87
Split-Complementary

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

Light Sky Blue
#87CEFA Base
#FA8795
#FAEC87
Tetradic (Square)

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

Light Sky Blue
#87CEFA Base
#EC87FA
#FAB387
#95FA87
Monochromatic

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

Light Sky Blue
#87CEFA Base
#098DDF
#3EB0F7
#60BEF8
#AEDEFC
#D0ECFD
#E7F5FE
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#011018
#043B5E
#0767A3
#0A93E8
#42B2F7
Light Sky Blue #87CEFA Base
#9AD6FB
#ADDEFC
#C0E5FC
#D3EDFD
#E7F5FE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

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

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

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

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #87CEFA;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #87CEFA,
        #FCF9F8
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #87CEFA,
        #FCF9F8
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$light-sky-blue: #87CEFA;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-sky-blue-r: 135;
$light-sky-blue-g: 206;
$light-sky-blue-b: 250;

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

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

Normal Vision #87CEFA How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #BDBDFB 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 #C8C8FA Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #7BD4D4 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #C6C6C6 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 Light Sky Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Sky Blue #87CEFA Base
Pale Cyan #87D3F8 ΔE 2.69
Baby Blue #89CFF0 ΔE 3.16
Light Cornflower Blue #93CCEA ΔE 3.54
Cornflower #9ACEEB ΔE 3.93

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.