Sky Blue

About Sky Blue

Sky Blue is the hex color #87CEEB, which translates to rgb(135, 206, 235) in RGB and hsl(197, 71%, 73%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 197 degrees, with a saturation of 71 percent and a lightness of 73 percent. That combination gives Sky Blue a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Sky Blue compares

Sky Blue is exactly the CSS keyword skyblue, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is sky-300 (#74D4FF), at a distance of 8.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Baby Blue at 2.3. Sorted by lightness, Sky Blue is number 26 of the 30 blue colors here.

Text on Sky Blue

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Sky Blue, led by Ink black at 10.99:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Sky Blue already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around Sky Blue

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Sky Blue for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.