Deep sky blue

#43acd3

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

Deep sky blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Deep sky blue color values

Every conversion for #43acd3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#43acd3
RGB67, 172, 211
HSL196, 62%, 55%
HSV196, 68%, 83%
CMYK68%, 18%, 0%, 17%
Lab66.06, -17.78, -28.58
XYZ28.83, 35.4, 66.94
Decimal4435155
Web safe#3399cc
Pantone298 C
Pantone298 CHex#43acd3Rgb67 172 211Cmyk68 18 0 17Lab66 -18 -29Darker#1a576eDeep#2785a7Lighter#82c3dc

Shades of deep sky blue

Tints of deep sky blue

Colors that go with deep sky blue

Deep sky blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 68, 18, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #43acd3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
68 18 0 17
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
67 21 4 23
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.

Deep sky blue in css

Copy #43acd3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #43acd3; }
.text { color: #43acd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43acd3; }

How deep sky blue looks on light and dark

Deep sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #43acd3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.60:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.08:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #43acd3 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 #43acd3 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 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 #43acd3 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 #43acd3 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.