Information about Light Sky Blue color

#87CEFA - Light Sky Blue color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#87CEFA, known as "Light Sky Blue", falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 206, 250) — 52.9% red, 80.8% green, 98% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 45 / 17 / 0 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#87CEFA presents itself as a maximally vivid steel-blue azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Cyan (#87D3F8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sky (#82CAFC) and Day Sky Blue (#82CAFF).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 206, 250) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #87CEFA: 12.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. The name "Light Sky Blue" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Light Sky Blue color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Light Sky Blue color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Light Sky Blue

#87CEFA
#9DD6FA

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#B5E0FB

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#CEEAFC

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#E6F4FD

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White

#FFFFFF

Light Sky Blue color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Light Sky Blue

#87CEFA
#3BAEF6

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#098BDC

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#065C92

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#032E49

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Black

#000000

Light Sky Blue color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Light Sky Blue

#87CEFA
#7ABFEA

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#74B1D7

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#73A1BE

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#7791A1

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Grey

#808080

Light Sky Blue color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Light Sky Blue

#87CEFA
#84F9F7

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#84F9C9

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#84F99A

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Light Sky Blue color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#87CEFA
Light Sky Blue

#87CEFA

#FAB285
#FAB285

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#87CEFA
Light Sky Blue

#87CEFA

#FAEC85
#FAEC85

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#FA8592
#FA8592

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#8592FA
#8592FA

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#87CEFA
Light Sky Blue

#87CEFA

#85FAEC
#85FAEC

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#87CEFA
Light Sky Blue

#87CEFA

#FA85CD
#FA85CD

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#CDFA85
#CDFA85

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#87CEFA
Light Sky Blue

#87CEFA

#B285FA
#B285FA

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#FAB285
#FAB285

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#CDFA85
#CDFA85

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#87CEFA
Light Sky Blue

#87CEFA

#EC85FA
#EC85FA

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#FAB285
#FAB285

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#92FA85
#92FA85

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Nearest named colors to Light Sky Blue

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Pale Cyan color link
Pale Cyan

#87D3F8

Sky color link
Sky

#82CAFC

Day Sky Blue color link
Day Sky Blue

#82CAFF

Baby Blue color link
Baby Blue

#89CFF0

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Sky Blue color link
Sky Blue

#87CEEB

Anakiwa color link
Anakiwa

#8CCEEA

Light Cerulean color link
Light Cerulean

#8BD0E7

Light Cornflower Blue color link
Light Cornflower Blue

#93CCEA

Medium Sky Blue color link
Medium Sky Blue

#80DAEB

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Middle Blue color link
Middle Blue

#7ED4E6

Light Sky Blue color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87CEFA
  • RGB135, 206, 250
  • CMYK45, 17, 0, 2
  • CSSrgb(135, 206, 250)
  • HSL203°, 92%, 75%
  • HSL Precise202.957°, 92%, 75.49%
  • HSV203°, 46%, 98%
  • HSB203°, 46%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.808, 0.980)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.808, 0.980, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.808, 0.980)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB98%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87CEFA
  • DECIMAL ID8900346
  • Name Length14
  • This page visited14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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