#87CEEB
skyblue
#87CEEB is a cyan colour. In RGB it is 135 red, 206 green and 235 blue, which converts to a hue of 197 degrees, 71% saturation and 73% lightness. It is one of the named CSS colours, written as skyblue in stylesheets.
Color values
| HEX | #87CEEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 206, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 43%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 12%, 0%, 8%) |
Contrast and accessibility
Against white the contrast ratio is 1.74:1, and against black it is 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
| Background | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 1.74:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black | 12.06:1 | AAA | AAA |
Tints and shades
Lighter tints move #87CEEB toward white, and darker shades move it toward black.
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Code
| CSS | color: #87CEEB; |
|---|---|
| CSS rgb() | color: rgb(135 206 235); |
| Tailwind | bg-[#87ceeb] |
| SwiftUI | Color(red: 0.529, green: 0.808, blue: 0.922) |
| Android | Color.parseColor("#87CEEB") |