Pale Cyan (#87D3F8)

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: 1.65:1 — vs black: 12.70:1

Color values

  • HEX #87D3F8
  • RGB rgb(135, 211, 248)
  • HSL hsl(199, 45%, 97%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 45.56, 14.92, 0, 2.75 )

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #87D3F8 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Pale Cyan
#87D3F8 Base
#F8AC87
Analogous

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

Pale Cyan
#87D3F8 Base
#87F8E4
#879AF8
Triadic

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

Pale Cyan
#87D3F8 Base
#F887D3
#D3F887
Split-Complementary

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

Pale Cyan
#87D3F8 Base
#F8879A
#F8E487
Tetradic (Square)

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

Pale Cyan
#87D3F8 Base
#E487F8
#F8AC87
#9AF887
Monochromatic

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

Pale Cyan
#87D3F8 Base
#0D96D9
#3FB8F4
#60C5F6
#AEE1FA
#CFEEFC
#E7F6FE
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#011118
#053F5C
#096E9F
#0D9DE3
#43BAF4
Pale Cyan #87D3F8 Base
#9ADAF9
#ADE1FA
#C1E8FB
#D4EFFC
#E7F6FE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #87D3F8. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #87D3F8;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #87D3F8;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #87D3F8;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #87D3F8,
        #FBF7F5
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #87D3F8,
        #FBF7F5
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$pale-cyan: #87D3F8;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-cyan-r: 135;
$pale-cyan-g: 211;
$pale-cyan-b: 248;

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

How Pale Cyan appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #87D3F8 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #C1C1F9 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 #CCCCF8 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #7DD8D8 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #C9C9C9 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 Pale Cyan ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Cyan #87D3F8 Base
Baby Blue #89CFF0 ΔE 1.37
Sky Blue #87CEEB ΔE 2.53
Light Sky Blue #87CEFA ΔE 2.69
Columbia Blue #9BDDFF ΔE 2.93

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.