Sky blue

#46d1ff

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

Sky blue sits in the blue band, mid and vivid. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Sky blue color values

Every conversion for #46d1ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#46d1ff

RGB70, 209, 255

HSL195, 100%, 64%

HSV195, 73%, 100%

CMYK73%, 18%, 0%, 0%

Lab78.53, -22.52, -33.2

XYZ43.38, 54.12, 102.77

Decimal4641279

Web safe#33ccff

Pantone2985 C

Shades of sky blue

#29caff #0bc2ff #00b2ed #009ccf #0086b2 #006f94 #005977 #004359 #002d3c #00171f

Tints of sky blue

#67d9ff #78ddff #89e2ff #9ae6ff #aaeaff #bbeeff #ccf2ff #dcf6ff #edfbff

Colors that go with sky blue

Complementary#ff7446 Analogous#46ffd1 Analogous#4674ff Triadic#ff46d1 Triadic#d1ff46 Split complementary#ff4674 Split complementary#ffd146

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 73, 18, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #46d1ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

73 18 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

71 21 4 6

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Sky blue in css

Copy #46d1ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #46d1ff; }
.text { color: #46d1ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46d1ff; }

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 #46d1ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #46d1ff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #46d1ff 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #46d1ff 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 #46d1ff 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.