Deep sky blue

#5faee3

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

Deep sky blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. 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 #5faee3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5faee3
RGB95, 174, 227
HSL204, 70%, 63%
HSV204, 58%, 89%
CMYK58%, 23%, 0%, 11%
Lab68.21, -8.99, -33.99
XYZ33.72, 38.25, 78.28
Decimal6270691
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone2915 C
Pantone2915 CHex#5faee3Rgb95 174 227Cmyk58 23 0 11Lab68 -9 -34Darker#1b6699Deep#258fd5Lighter#a0ccea

Shades of deep sky blue

Tints of deep sky blue

Colors that go with deep sky blue

Deep sky blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 58, 23, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5faee3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
58 23 0 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
57 25 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.

Deep sky blue in css

Copy #5faee3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5faee3; }
.text { color: #5faee3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5faee3; }

How deep sky blue looks on light and dark

Deep sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5faee3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.43:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.65:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5faee3 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 #5faee3 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 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 #5faee3 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from deep sky blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #5faee3 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.