CSS named color
LightSkyBlue #87CEFA
LightSkyBlue (CSS keyword lightskyblue) has the hex code #87CEFA and the RGB value rgb(135, 206, 250): a very light, moderately saturated sky blue.
A light, slightly more saturated version of skyblue (#87cefa). It works as a background tint but is too light for text on white.
Color codes for LightSkyBlue
| CSS keyword | lightskyblue |
|---|---|
| HEX | #87CEFA |
| RGB | rgb(135, 206, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 92%, 75%) |
| HWB | hwb(203 53% 2%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.1% 0.095 236.8) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(46%, 18%, 0%, 2%) |
| Decimal | 8,900,346 |
| Hue family | Blues |
Contrast and accessibility
On lightskyblue, black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.71:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on lightskyblue | 12.23:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 73.1 |
| White text on lightskyblue | 1.71:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −34.6 |
| Lightskyblue text on white | 1.71:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 30.8 |
| Lightskyblue text on black | 12.23:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −72.0 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes lightskyblue with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, lightskyblue, white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#8dd0fa - 15%
#99d5fb - 25%
#a5dafb - 35%
#b1dffc - 45%
#bde4fc - 55%
#c9e9fd - 65%
#d5eefd - 75%
#e1f3fe - 85%
#edf8fe - 95%
#f9fdff
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#80c4ee - 15%
#73afd5 - 25%
#659bbc - 35%
#5886a3 - 45%
#4a718a - 55%
#3d5d70 - 65%
#2f4858 - 75%
#22343f - 85%
#141f26 - 95%
#070a0d
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, lightskyblue's complementary color is #F4B588 (close to burlywood), its analogous colors are #73D6E3 and #A8C3FF, and its triadic partners are #F7ABC5 and #C0CD85. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #f4b588 |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #73d6e3#a8c3ff |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #f7abc5#c0cd85 |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #fcada4#dfc17b |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
LightSkyBlue is a cool color: its hue is 203° on the HSL wheel, in the green, blue and violet range that is conventionally called cool.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Code snippets
.element {
color: lightskyblue;
background-color: #87cefa;
border-color: rgb(135 206 250);
outline-color: oklch(82.1% 0.095 236.8);
}<div class="bg-[#87cefa] text-black">...</div>
/* or register it once in your CSS (Tailwind v4) */
@theme {
--color-lightskyblue: #87cefa;
}
/* then use bg-lightskyblue, text-lightskyblue, border-lightskyblue */import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let lightskyblue = Color(red: 0.529, green: 0.808, blue: 0.980)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Lightskyblue = Color(0xFF87CEFA)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const lightskyblue = Color(0xFF87CEFA);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="lightskyblue">#87CEFA</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for lightskyblue?
- The hex code for lightskyblue is #87CEFA. The same color is rgb(135, 206, 250), hsl(203, 92%, 75%) and oklch(82.1% 0.095 236.8), and in CSS you can also write the keyword lightskyblue directly.
- Is lightskyblue a warm or cool color?
- LightSkyBlue is a cool color: its hue is 203° on the HSL wheel, in the green, blue and violet range that is conventionally called cool.
- What colors go with lightskyblue?
- Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, lightskyblue's complementary color is #F4B588 (close to burlywood), its analogous colors are #73D6E3 and #A8C3FF, and its triadic partners are #F7ABC5 and #C0CD85. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
- Can you use white text on lightskyblue?
- White text on lightskyblue has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 12.23:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −34.6 for white and Lc 73.1 for black.
- What is the RGB value of lightskyblue?
- LightSkyBlue is rgb(135, 206, 250): red 135, green 206 and blue 250 on the 0 to 255 scale, or 52.9%, 80.8% and 98.0%. As a decimal integer it is 8900346.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.