Deep sky blue

#30b1e8

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 blue at 198 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Deep sky blue color values

Every conversion for #30b1e8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#30b1e8

RGB48, 177, 232

HSL198, 80%, 55%

HSV198, 79%, 91%

CMYK79%, 24%, 0%, 9%

Lab67.95, -15.8, -37.23

XYZ31.51, 37.9, 82.0

Decimal3191272

Web safe#3399ff

Pantone298 C

Shades of deep sky blue

#1aa9e6 #1798cf #1588b9 #1277a2 #10678c #0d5675 #0b465f #083548 #062532 #03141c

Tints of deep sky blue

#43b8ea #56bfec #69c7ee #7ccef0 #8fd5f3 #a3dcf5 #b6e3f7 #c9ebf9 #dcf2fb #eff9fd

Colors that go with deep sky blue

Complementary#e86730 Analogous#30e8c3 Analogous#3055e8 Triadic#e830b1 Triadic#b1e830 Split complementary#e83055 Split complementary#e8c330

Deep sky blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 79, 24, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #30b1e8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

79 24 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

77 26 4 15

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.

Deep sky blue in css

Copy #30b1e8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #30b1e8; }
.text { color: #30b1e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30b1e8; }

How deep sky blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Deep sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #30b1e8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #30b1e8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #30b1e8 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn deep sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #30b1e8 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 deep sky blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #30b1e8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.