Deep sky blue

#4bb2ed

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 vivid blue at 202 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 #4bb2ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4bb2ed

RGB75, 178, 237

HSL202, 82%, 61%

HSV202, 68%, 93%

CMYK68%, 25%, 0%, 7%

Lab69.08, -11.4, -38.15

XYZ34.11, 39.45, 85.94

Decimal4961005

Web safe#3399ff

Pantone2915 C

Shades of deep sky blue

#31a7ea #189ce8 #158bcf #127ab5 #10699c #0d5782 #0a4669 #08354f #052435 #03131c

Tints of deep sky blue

#5bb9ef #6cc0f0 #7cc7f2 #8dcef4 #9dd5f5 #addcf7 #bee3f8 #ceeafa #def1fc #eff8fd

Colors that go with deep sky blue

Complementary#ed864b Analogous#4bedd7 Analogous#4b61ed Triadic#ed4bb2 Triadic#b2ed4b Split complementary#ed4b61 Split complementary#edd74b

Deep 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 68, 25, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4bb2ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 25 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 27 4 13

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Deep sky blue in css

Copy #4bb2ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4bb2ed; }
.text { color: #4bb2ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4bb2ed; }

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 #4bb2ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4bb2ed 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 #4bb2ed 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 #4bb2ed 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 #4bb2ed are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.