Sky blue

#3fc0d8

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

Sky blue is a mid teal, grounded between blue and green. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Sky blue color values

Every conversion for #3fc0d8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3fc0d8

RGB63, 192, 216

HSL189, 66%, 55%

HSV189, 71%, 85%

CMYK71%, 11%, 0%, 15%

Lab72.04, -27.01, -22.17

XYZ33.29, 43.71, 71.65

Decimal4178136

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone311 C

Shades of sky blue

#2bb9d3 #27a7bf #2395aa #1e8395 #1a7181 #165f6c #124c57 #0e3a43 #09282e #051619

Tints of sky blue

#51c6dc #62ccdf #74d1e3 #86d7e6 #98ddea #a9e3ee #bbe9f1 #cdeff5 #def4f8 #f0fafc

Colors that go with sky blue

Complementary#d8573f Analogous#3fd8a3 Analogous#3f74d8 Triadic#d83fc0 Triadic#c0d83f Split complementary#d83f74 Split complementary#d8a33f

Sky blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 71, 11, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3fc0d8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

71 11 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

69 14 4 21

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Sky blue in css

Copy #3fc0d8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3fc0d8; }
.text { color: #3fc0d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3fc0d8; }

How sky blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3fc0d8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3fc0d8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3fc0d8 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3fc0d8 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 sky blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #3fc0d8 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.