Colors

#87CEFA

Light Sky Blue

Light Sky Blue is #87CEFA. In CSS you can write it as the keyword lightskyblue. 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
#87CEFA
RGB
rgb(135, 206, 250)
HSL
hsl(203,92%,75%)
HSV
hsv(203, 46%, 98%)
CMYK
cmyk(46,18,0,2)
OKLCH
oklch(82.1% 0.095 236.8)

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

#9FD8FB

20% white

#B7E2FC

40% white

#CFEBFD

60% white

#E7F5FE

80% white

Shades

#6CA5C8

20% black

#517C96

40% black

#365264

60% black

#1B2932

80% black

Harmony palettes

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

Complementary

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#85CDFA

#FAB285

#D5E9F6

#F6E2D5

#6AA4C8

Analogous

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#85FAEC

#85CDFA

#8592FA

#B285FA

#8DF1B4

Triadic

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#85CDFA

#FA85CD

#CDFA85

#F6D5E9

#B3DF6C

Split Complementary

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#85CDFA

#FA8592

#FAEC85

#EBF4F9

#C88E6A

Monochromatic

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#043E62

#076CAB

#0A9BF5

#54B9F8

#9DD7FB

Tetradic

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#85CDFA

#EC85FA

#FAB285

#92FA85

#EDCAF2

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 · 1.72:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 12.24:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

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