#87CEEB · Sky Blue
Click to copy#87CEEB is a light, moderately saturated blue color, closest to Sky Blue and near Baby Blue and Powder Blue. In OKLCH it has 81% lightness and 0.08 chroma at hue 226°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #87CEEB a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology.
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HEX
#87CEEBRGB
rgb(135, 206, 235)HSL
hsl(197, 71%, 73%)CMYK
43, 12, 0, 8CSS var
--sky-blueContrast
1.74:1 white · 12.06:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #87CEEB
Black text passes WCAG AA on #87CEEB (12.06:1); white text does not (1.74:1).
For a calm scheme pair #87CEEB with its analogous neighbors #89EBD6 and #899EEB; for contrast use its complement #EBA589 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.
--sky-blue: #87CEEB;
$sky-blue: #87CEEB;
colors: { 'sky-blue': '#87CEEB' }