Sky blue
#87CEEB
Sky blue (#87CEEB) is a light, vivid blue colour, cool. In RGB it is 135 red, 206 green and 235 blue; in HSL its hue is 197°, its saturation 71% and its lightness 73%. For print, its CMYK mix is 43% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Blue is the most-used colour in brand logos. It reads as trustworthy, calm and capable, which is why banks, tech firms and airlines choose it.
Text on sky blue
White text on sky blue has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and fails; black text has 12.06:1 and passes AAA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 1.74:1
Black text · 12.06:1
Tints and shades of sky blue
Colour palettes with sky blue
Brands with a sky blue logo
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Use sky blue in CSS
.button {
background-color: #87CEEB;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of blue.