Sky blue

#5cb3cf

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

Sky blue is a mid blue that reads grounded. 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 #5cb3cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5cb3cf

RGB92, 179, 207

HSL195, 55%, 59%

HSV195, 56%, 81%

CMYK56%, 14%, 0%, 19%

Lab68.77, -18.28, -22.16

XYZ31.8, 39.02, 64.89

Decimal6075343

Web safe#66cccc

Pantone2985 C

Shades of sky blue

#47a9c9 #389dbe #328ca9 #2c7b94 #25697f #1f586b #194756 #133641 #0d252c #071418

Tints of sky blue

#6bbad3 #7ac1d8 #89c8dc #98cfe1 #a7d6e5 #b6dde9 #c4e4ee #d3ebf2 #e2f2f7 #f1f9fb

Colors that go with sky blue

Complementary#cf785c Analogous#5ccfb2 Analogous#5c79cf Triadic#cf5cb3 Triadic#b3cf5c Split complementary#cf5c79 Split complementary#cfb25c

Sky blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 56, 14, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5cb3cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

56 14 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 17 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.

Sky blue in css

Copy #5cb3cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5cb3cf; }
.text { color: #5cb3cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5cb3cf; }

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 #5cb3cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5cb3cf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5cb3cf 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5cb3cf 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

The figures for #5cb3cf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.