Deep sky blue

#4badfd

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

Deep sky blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. 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 #4badfd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4badfd

RGB75, 173, 253

HSL207, 98%, 64%

HSV207, 70%, 99%

CMYK70%, 32%, 0%, 1%

Lab68.37, -3.33, -47.95

XYZ35.57, 38.47, 98.48

Decimal4959741

Web safe#3399ff

Pantone284 C

Shades of deep sky blue

#2ea0fd #1092fc #0383ec #0273cf #0263b1 #025294 #014277 #013159 #01213c #00111e

Tints of deep sky blue

#5bb4fd #6bbcfd #7cc3fe #8ccbfe #9cd2fe #acd9fe #bde1fe #cde8fe #ddf0ff #edf7ff

Colors that go with deep sky blue

Complementary#fd9b4b Analogous#4bfdf4 Analogous#4b54fd Triadic#fd4bad Triadic#adfd4b Split complementary#fd4b54 Split complementary#fdf44b

Deep sky blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 70, 32, 0, 1.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 32 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 33 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.

Deep sky blue in css

Copy #4badfd straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4badfd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4badfd 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn deep sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4badfd 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 #4badfd 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.