What color is #87CEFA?

#87CEFA is a light, vivid azure known as Light Sky Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Light Sky Blue?

The RGB value is 135, 206, 250: 135 red, 206 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Light Sky Blue?

The complementary color is #FAB387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87CEFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Light Sky Blue color: hex code #87CEFA

#87CEFA rgb(135, 206, 250)

Shades of blue

Light Sky Blue has the hex code #87CEFA. It is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 80.8% green and 98% blue (135, 206, 250).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 92% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword lightskyblue.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA) color codes

HEX	`#87CEFA`
RGB	`rgb(135, 206, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 80.8%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 92%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 46%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 18%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.72, -10.83, -28.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.72, 30.49, 249.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.312, 56.192, 98.672)`
Decimal	`8900346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Light Sky Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #87CEFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87CEFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #87CEFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87cefa; }
.text { color: #87cefa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87cefa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 206 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87cefa, #8794fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #87CEFA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #87CEFA?: #87CEFA is a light, vivid azure known as Light Sky Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Light Sky Blue?: The RGB value is 135, 206, 250: 135 red, 206 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Light Sky Blue?: The complementary color is #FAB387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87CEFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.