Palettes / Colors / #87D2ED

#87D2ED — Light Blue

#87D2ED is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

#87D2ED is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EDA287; it also sits naturally between #87EDD5 and #879FED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 82% · Blue 93%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #87D2ED

.text { color: #87D2ED; }
.background { background-color: #87D2ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87D2ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 210, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 74%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87D2ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 210, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87D2ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 210, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#87D2ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87D2ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #87D2ED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDA287:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87D2ED: #000000.

How #87D2ED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #87D2ED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #87D2ED?

#87D2ED is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 135, 210, 237). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87D2ED?

#87D2ED is RGB 135, 210, 237 — HSL 196°, 74%, 73% — CMYK 43%, 11%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #87D2ED?

Its complement is #EDA287; analogous partners are #87EDD5 and #879FED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87D2ED for text?

Black text on #87D2ED has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.