Sky blue

#47d1fd

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 #47d1fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#47d1fd

RGB71, 209, 253

HSL195, 98%, 64%

HSV195, 72%, 99%

CMYK72%, 17%, 0%, 1%

Lab78.48, -23.02, -32.21

XYZ43.13, 54.03, 101.08

Decimal4706813

Web safe#33ccff

Pantone2985 C

Shades of sky blue

#2acafd #0dc2fc #03b2e9 #029ccc #0285af #026f92 #015975 #014358 #012d3b #00171e

Tints of sky blue

#68d9fd #79ddfe #8ae2fe #9ae6fe #abeafe #bbeefe #ccf2fe #ddf6ff #edfbff

Colors that go with sky blue

Complementary#fd7347 Analogous#47fdce Analogous#4776fd Triadic#fd47d1 Triadic#d1fd47 Split complementary#fd4776 Split complementary#fdce47

Sky blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 72, 17, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #47d1fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

72 17 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

70 20 4 7

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 #47d1fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #47d1fd; }
.text { color: #47d1fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47d1fd; }

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 #47d1fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #47d1fd 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 #47d1fd 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 #47d1fd 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

The figures for #47d1fd 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. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.