Sky blue

#5ebfe4

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

This is Sky blue, a strong blue at 197 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 #5ebfe4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5ebfe4

RGB94, 191, 228

HSL197, 71%, 63%

HSV197, 59%, 89%

CMYK59%, 16%, 0%, 11%

Lab73.05, -17.94, -27.06

XYZ37.25, 45.24, 80.17

Decimal6209508

Web safe#66cccc

Pantone2985 C

Shades of sky blue

#45b5e0 #2cabdc #229bc9 #1e88b0 #197497 #15617e #114e65 #0d3b4c #092733 #04141a

Tints of sky blue

#6dc5e6 #7bcbe9 #8ad0eb #98d6ee #a7dcf0 #b5e2f3 #c4e8f5 #d3edf8 #e1f3fa #f0f9fc

Colors that go with sky blue

Complementary#e4835e Analogous#5ee4c6 Analogous#5e7ce4 Triadic#e45ebf Triadic#bfe45e Split complementary#e45e7c Split complementary#e4c65e

Sky blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 59, 16, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5ebfe4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 16 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 19 4 17

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 #5ebfe4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5ebfe4; }
.text { color: #5ebfe4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ebfe4; }

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 #5ebfe4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5ebfe4 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 #5ebfe4 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 #5ebfe4 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

Every value on this page for #5ebfe4 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.