Deep sky blue

#0ca0cf

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

This is Deep sky blue, a vivid teal at 194 degrees. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Deep sky blue color values

Every conversion for #0ca0cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0ca0cf
RGB12, 160, 207
HSL194, 89%, 43%
HSV194, 94%, 81%
CMYK94%, 23%, 0%, 19%
Lab61.42, -17.73, -33.63
XYZ23.98, 29.72, 63.5
Decimal827599
Web safe#0099cc
Pantone2995 C
Pantone2995 CHex#0ca0cfRgb12 160 207Cmyk94 23 0 19Lab61 -18 -34Darker#043848Deep#086c8cLighter#39bfe9

Shades of deep sky blue

Tints of deep sky blue

Colors that go with deep sky blue

Deep sky blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 94, 23, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0ca0cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
94 23 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
90 25 4 25
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Deep sky blue in css

Copy #0ca0cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0ca0cf; }
.text { color: #0ca0cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0ca0cf; }

How deep sky blue looks on light and dark

Deep sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #0ca0cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.02:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.94:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0ca0cf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #0ca0cf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

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

Turn deep sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #0ca0cf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #0ca0cf are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.