Deep sky blue

#45aede

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 199 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 #45aede, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#45aede

RGB69, 174, 222

HSL199, 70%, 57%

HSV199, 69%, 87%

CMYK69%, 22%, 0%, 13%

Lab67.14, -15.0, -32.97

XYZ30.78, 36.81, 74.59

Decimal4566750

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone298 C

Shades of deep sky blue

#2fa4da #2497cb #2086b5 #1c769f #186589 #145572 #10455c #0c3446 #092430 #05131a

Tints of deep sky blue

#56b5e1 #67bde4 #78c4e7 #89ccea #9ad3ed #acdbf0 #bde2f3 #ceeaf6 #dff1f9 #f0f8fc

Colors that go with deep sky blue

Complementary#de7545 Analogous#45dec1 Analogous#4562de Triadic#de45ae Triadic#aede45 Split complementary#de4562 Split complementary#dec145

Deep sky blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 69, 22, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #45aede on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

69 22 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 24 4 19

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 #45aede straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #45aede; }
.text { color: #45aede; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45aede; }

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 #45aede against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #45aede 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 #45aede 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 #45aede 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 #45aede come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.