Sky blue

#68abc4

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Sky blue color values

Every conversion for #68abc4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#68abc4

RGB104, 171, 196

HSL196, 44%, 59%

HSV196, 47%, 77%

CMYK47%, 13%, 0%, 23%

Lab66.56, -14.55, -19.4

XYZ30.24, 36.05, 57.59

Decimal6859716

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone550 C

Shades of sky blue

#55a0bc #4594b1 #3e849e #36738a #2e6377 #275363 #1f4350 #18333d #102329 #091216

Tints of sky blue

#76b3c9 #84bacf #91c2d4 #9fcada #add1df #bbd9e4 #c9e1ea #d7e8ef #e4f0f5 #f2f8fa

Colors that go with sky blue

Complementary#c48168 Analogous#68c4af Analogous#687dc4 Triadic#c468ab Triadic#abc468 Split complementary#c4687d Split complementary#c4af68

Sky blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 47, 13, 0, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #68abc4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

47 13 0 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

47 16 4 29

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 #68abc4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #68abc4; }
.text { color: #68abc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68abc4; }

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 #68abc4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #68abc4 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 #68abc4 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 #68abc4 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 #68abc4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.