Light Sky Blue

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 12.24:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#87CEFAsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(135, 206, 250)screen channels

HSLhsl(203, 92%, 75%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(46%, 18%, 0%, 2%)approximate process color

Tailwindsky-300nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.72:1

Black textAAA12.24:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#31434F

#5B85A0

#87CEFA

#B2DCFA

#D7EBFA

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#87FAEC

#87CEFA

#8795FA

Triadic

#87CEFA

#FA87CE

#CEFA87

Complement

#87CEFA

#FAB387

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-light-sky-blue: #87CEFA;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-light-sky-blue);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue249°

Lightness80 L*

Chroma30.5

Luminance0.562