Light sky blue

#68cdff

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

Light sky blue sits in the blue band, light and vivid. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light sky blue color values

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

Hex#68cdff

RGB104, 205, 255

HSL200, 100%, 70%

HSV200, 59%, 100%

CMYK59%, 20%, 0%, 0%

Lab78.36, -15.33, -33.38

XYZ45.59, 53.83, 102.59

Decimal6868479

Web safe#66ccff

Pantone297 C

Shades of light sky blue

#47c2ff #26b7ff #05acff #0098e4 #0082c3 #006ca2 #005681 #004060 #002a3f #00141f

Tints of light sky blue

#83d6ff #90daff #9ddfff #abe3ff #b8e7ff #c5ecff #d3f0ff #e0f5ff #edf9ff

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#ff9a68 Analogous#68ffe6 Analogous#6881ff Triadic#ff68cd Triadic#cdff68 Split complementary#ff6881 Split complementary#ffe668

Light sky blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 59, 20, 0, 0.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 20 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 22 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.

Light sky blue in css

Copy #68cdff straight into your stylesheet.

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

How light sky blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #68cdff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #68cdff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #68cdff sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light 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 light sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #68cdff 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 light sky blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #68cdff 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. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.