Sky Blue

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 12.06:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#87CEEBsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(135, 206, 235)screen channels

HSLhsl(197, 71%, 73%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(43%, 12%, 0%, 8%)approximate process color

Tailwindsky-300nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.74:1

Black textAAA12.06:1

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

#31434B

#5B8597

#87CEEB

#B1DDF0

#D6EBF5

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#87EBD6

#87CEEB

#879CEB

Triadic

#87CEEB

#EB87CE

#CEEB87

Complement

#87CEEB

#EBA487

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-sky-blue: #87CEEB;
}

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

Hue235°

Lightness79 L*

Chroma25.9

Luminance0.553