Deep sky blue

#6aaed8

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

This is Deep sky blue, a strong blue at 203 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.

Deep sky blue color values

Every conversion for #6aaed8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6aaed8

RGB106, 174, 216

HSL203, 59%, 63%

HSV203, 51%, 85%

CMYK51%, 19%, 0%, 15%

Lab68.24, -9.99, -27.86

XYZ33.47, 38.29, 70.59

Decimal6991576

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone2915 C

Shades of deep sky blue

#53a1d2 #3c95cc #3186ba #2b75a3 #25648c #1f5475 #18435e #123346 #0c222f #061118

Tints of deep sky blue

#77b5dc #85bddf #92c4e3 #a0cbe6 #add3ea #bbdaed #c8e1f1 #d6e9f4 #e3f0f8 #f1f7fb

Colors that go with deep sky blue

Complementary#d8946a Analogous#6ad8cb Analogous#6a77d8 Triadic#d86aae Triadic#aed86a Split complementary#d86a77 Split complementary#d8cb6a

Deep 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 51, 19, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6aaed8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

51 19 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

51 21 4 21

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 #6aaed8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6aaed8; }
.text { color: #6aaed8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6aaed8; }

How deep sky blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Deep sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6aaed8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6aaed8 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 #6aaed8 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #6aaed8 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 deep sky blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #6aaed8 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.