Sky blue

#55dbfe

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

Sky blue lands where green meets blue, mid and vivid. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Sky blue color values

Every conversion for #55dbfe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#55dbfe
RGB85, 219, 254
HSL192, 99%, 66%
HSV192, 67%, 100%
CMYK67%, 14%, 0%, 0%
Lab81.7, -25.83, -27.77
XYZ46.97, 59.75, 102.82
Decimal5626878
Web safe#66ccff
Pantone305 C
Pantone305 CHex#55dbfeRgb85 219 254Cmyk67 14 0 0Lab82 -26 -28Darker#019bc3Deep#0eccfeLighter#a1e7f9

Shades of sky blue

Tints of sky blue

Colors that go with sky blue

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 67, 14, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #55dbfe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
67 14 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
66 17 4 6
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 #55dbfe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #55dbfe; }
.text { color: #55dbfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55dbfe; }

How sky blue looks on light and dark

Sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #55dbfe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.62:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
12.95:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #55dbfe 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 #55dbfe sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #55dbfe and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #55dbfe come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.