Pale Cyan (#87D3F8)

The hex code for Pale Cyan is #87D3F8. It is rgb(135, 211, 248) in RGB, hsl(200, 89%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 15%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK — a light blue. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87D3F8

HEX#87D3F8

RGBrgb(135, 211, 248)

HSLhsl(200, 89%, 75%)

HSVhsv(200, 46%, 97%)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 15%, 0%, 3%)

OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.091 230.4)

LABlab(80.62% -17.23 -26.03)

LCHlch(80.62% 31.21 236.50)

Colors Closest to Pale Cyan

Pale Cyan is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 2.78 Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 4.36 Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 4.6 Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 5.04 Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 6.4 Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 10.37

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#87D3F8 Channel Values

How Pale Cyan breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 135 · G 211 · B 248	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 200° · S 89% · L 75%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 200° · S 46% · V 97%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 46% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 3%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.65:1 vs white · 12.7:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Pale Cyan background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text1.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Pale Cyan

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Pale Cyan; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Pale Cyan

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Pale Cyan Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#87D3F8

Protanopia#C9C9F8

Protanomaly#B2CDF8

Deuteranopia#BEBEF9

Deuteranomaly#ABC7F9

Tritanopia#7DD8D8

Tritanomaly#81D6E6

Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

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Using #87D3F8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--pale-cyan: #87D3F8;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87D3F8;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'pale-cyan': '#87D3F8' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.827, blue: 0.973)

Android XML<color name="pale_cyan">#87D3F8</color>

SVG fillfill="#87D3F8"

More Blue Colors

Pale Cyan sits in the bluefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8896a5 87cefa 88a6cd 85b4ff 88ace0 8585ff 897fc7 8391a0 8a8aff 80bfff 8ba8b7 8073d4 a2add0 c3baf7 e0e7ff 000042 003061 010b13 101828 1e174a 2b506e 3838ff 5072a7 6666ff

#87D3F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Pale Cyan?

The hex code for Pale Cyan is #87D3F8. That is rgb(135, 211, 248) in RGB, hsl(200, 89%, 75%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(46%, 15%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #87D3F8?

#87D3F8 is rgb(135, 211, 248) — red 135, green 211, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87D3F8?

#87D3F8 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 15%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87D3F8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87D3F8 scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87D3F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87D3F8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 4.36, which is very hard to tell apart.

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