Deep sky blue

#4baace

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 196 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 #4baace, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4baace

RGB75, 170, 206

HSL196, 57%, 55%

HSV196, 64%, 81%

CMYK64%, 17%, 0%, 19%

Lab65.52, -17.02, -26.63

XYZ28.42, 34.7, 63.59

Decimal4958926

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone298 C

Shades of deep sky blue

#37a1c9 #3191b6 #2c81a2 #27728e #21627a #1c5267 #174253 #11333f #0c232c #071318

Tints of deep sky blue

#5cb2d3 #6cbad7 #7dc2dc #8dc9e0 #9ed1e5 #afd9e9 #bfe1ee #d0e9f2 #e0f1f7 #f1f8fb

Colors that go with deep sky blue

Complementary#ce6f4b Analogous#4bceb0 Analogous#4b69ce Triadic#ce4baa Triadic#aace4b Split complementary#ce4b69 Split complementary#ceb04b

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 64, 17, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4baace on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

64 17 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

63 20 4 25

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 #4baace straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4baace; }
.text { color: #4baace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4baace; }

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 #4baace against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4baace 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 #4baace 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 #4baace 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

Here is how the numbers for #4baace are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.