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Light Sky Blue

#87CEFA

Conversions

HEX#87CEFA

RGBrgb(135, 206, 250)

HSLhsl(203, 92%, 75%)

HSVhsv(203, 46%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 18%, 0%, 2%)

Copy CSS

color: #87cefa;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(135, 206, 250);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(203, 92%, 75%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.72 : 1

On ink blackPass · 11.15 : 1

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About Light Sky Blue

Light Sky Blue is the hex color #87CEFA, which translates to rgb(135, 206, 250) in RGB and hsl(203, 92%, 75%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 203 degrees, with a saturation of 92 percent and a lightness of 75 percent. That combination gives Light Sky Blue a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Light Sky Blue compares

Light Sky Blue is exactly the CSS keyword lightskyblue, 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 6.0. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Baby Blue at 6.0. Sorted by lightness, Light Sky Blue is number 27 of the 30 blue colors here.

Text on Light Sky Blue

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Light Sky Blue, led by Ink black at 11.15:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Light Sky Blue already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Light Sky Blue. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	6.01:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Light 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 Light 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.

Full values for Light Sky Blue

Format	Value
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(82.06% 0.0945 236.75)
CIELAB	lab(79.72 -10.83 -28.50)

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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.