Deep sky blue

#3caace

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 strong blue at 195 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 #3caace, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3caace
RGB60, 170, 206
HSL195, 60%, 52%
HSV195, 71%, 81%
CMYK71%, 17%, 0%, 19%
Lab65.09, -19.33, -27.32
XYZ27.38, 34.17, 63.54
Decimal3975886
Web safe#3399cc
Pantone801 C
Pantone801 CHex#3caaceRgb60 170 206Cmyk71 17 0 19Lab65 -19 -27Darker#195062Deep#277f9cLighter#7ac0d7

Shades of deep sky blue

Tints of deep sky blue

Colors that go with deep sky blue

Deep sky blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 71, 17, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3caace on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
71 17 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
69 20 4 25
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #3caace straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3caace; }
.text { color: #3caace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3caace; }

How deep sky blue looks on light and dark

Deep sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3caace against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.68:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.83:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3caace 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 #3caace 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 #3caace 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

The figures for #3caace 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.