Sky blue

#87d2ed

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for sky blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Sky blue, a strong blue at 196 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Sky blue color values

Every conversion for #87d2ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#87d2ed

RGB135, 210, 237

HSL196, 74%, 73%

HSV196, 43%, 93%

CMYK43%, 11%, 0%, 7%

Lab80.38, -16.37, -20.58

XYZ48.32, 57.36, 88.65

Decimal8901357

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone297 C

Shades of sky blue

#69c7e9 #4cbce4 #2eb1e0 #1f9fcd #1a88af #167191 #115a74 #0d4356 #082c38 #04151b

Tints of sky blue

#91d6ef #9cdaf0 #a6def2 #b1e2f3 #bbe6f5 #c6eaf6 #d0edf8 #dbf1fa #e5f5fb #eff9fd

Colors that go with sky blue

Complementary#eda287 Analogous#87edd5 Analogous#879fed Triadic#ed87d2 Triadic#d2ed87 Split complementary#ed879f Split complementary#edd587

Sky blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 43, 11, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #87d2ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

43 11 0 7

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 14 4 13

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Sky blue in css

Copy #87d2ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #87d2ed; }
.text { color: #87d2ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87d2ed; }

How sky blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #87d2ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #87d2ed against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #87d2ed sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around sky blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #87d2ed and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from sky blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #87d2ed are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.