Sky blue

#4dcaf2

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

This is Sky blue, a vivid blue at 195 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Sky blue color values

Every conversion for #4dcaf2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4dcaf2

RGB77, 202, 242

HSL195, 86%, 63%

HSV195, 68%, 95%

CMYK68%, 17%, 0%, 5%

Lab76.21, -22.11, -29.81

XYZ40.21, 50.23, 91.58

Decimal5098226

Web safe#66ccff

Pantone2985 C

Shades of sky blue

#32c2f0 #17baee #10a8d9 #0e93be #0c7ea3 #0a6988 #08556d #064052 #042b37 #02161d

Tints of sky blue

#5dcff3 #6dd4f4 #7dd8f6 #8eddf7 #9ee2f8 #aee7f9 #beecfa #cef0fb #def5fd #eefafe

Colors that go with sky blue

Complementary#f2754d Analogous#4df2c7 Analogous#4d78f2 Triadic#f24dca Triadic#caf24d Split complementary#f24d77 Split complementary#f2c74d

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, 17, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4dcaf2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 17 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 20 4 11

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 #4dcaf2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4dcaf2; }
.text { color: #4dcaf2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4dcaf2; }

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 #4dcaf2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4dcaf2 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 #4dcaf2 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 #4dcaf2 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 #4dcaf2 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.