Sky blue

#6bc2de

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 195 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 #6bc2de, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6bc2de

RGB107, 194, 222

HSL195, 64%, 65%

HSV195, 52%, 87%

CMYK52%, 13%, 0%, 13%

Lab74.18, -18.62, -22.04

XYZ38.54, 46.98, 76.14

Decimal7062238

Web safe#66cccc

Pantone2985 C

Shades of sky blue

#53b8d9 #3aaed3 #2c9fc4 #268bab #217793 #1b637b #165062 #103c4a #0b2831 #061419

Tints of sky blue

#78c7e1 #86cde4 #93d2e7 #a0d8ea #aedded #bbe3f0 #c8e8f3 #d6eef6 #e3f3f9 #f0f9fc

Colors that go with sky blue

Complementary#de876b Analogous#6bdec1 Analogous#6b88de Triadic#de6bc2 Triadic#c2de6b Split complementary#de6b88 Split complementary#dec16b

Sky blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 52, 13, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6bc2de on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 13 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 16 4 19

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 #6bc2de straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6bc2de; }
.text { color: #6bc2de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bc2de; }

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 #6bc2de against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6bc2de 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 #6bc2de 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 #6bc2de 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

Here is how the numbers for #6bc2de are worked out. 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.