Colors

#87CEEB

Sky Blue

Sky Blue is #87CEEB. In CSS you can write it as the keyword skyblue. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#87CEEB
RGB
rgb(135, 206, 235)
HSL
hsl(197,71%,73%)
HSV
hsv(197, 43%, 92%)
CMYK
cmyk(43,12,0,8)
OKLCH
oklch(81.5% 0.082 225.8)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#9FD8EF

20% white

#B7E2F3

40% white

#CFEBF7

60% white

#E7F5FB

80% white

Shades

#6CA5BC

20% black

#517C8D

40% black

#36525E

60% black

#1B292F

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Sky Blue. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#89CFEB

#EBA589

#D1E7F0

#F0DAD1

#6EA4BA

Analogous

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#89EBD6

#89CFEB

#899EEB

#A589EB

#91E4A8

Triadic

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#89CFEB

#EB89CF

#CFEB89

#F0D1E7

#B5D072

Split Complementary

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#89CFEB

#EB899E

#EBD689

#E6F0F5

#BA836E

Monochromatic

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#0F4357

#1A7599

#25A7DA

#66C1E5

#A8DCF0

Tetradic

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#89CFEB

#D689EB

#EBA589

#9EEB89

#E3C7EA

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 1.74:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 12.06:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

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