Light sky blue

#73cdff

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

Light sky blue is a light blue that reads soft. 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 #73cdff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#73cdff

RGB115, 205, 255

HSL201, 100%, 73%

HSV201, 55%, 100%

CMYK55%, 20%, 0%, 0%

Lab78.77, -13.23, -32.72

XYZ46.95, 54.53, 102.66

Decimal7589375

Web safe#66ccff

Pantone297 C

Shades of light sky blue

#51c1ff #2fb5ff #0da9ff #0097ea #0081c8 #006ba6 #005584 #003f62 #002941 #00141f

Tints of light sky blue

#7fd1ff #8bd6ff #98daff #a4deff #b0e3ff #bce7ff #c9ecff #d5f0ff #e1f4ff #edf9ff

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#ffa573 Analogous#73ffeb Analogous#7387ff Triadic#ff73cd Triadic#cdff73 Split complementary#ff7387 Split complementary#ffeb73

Light sky blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 55, 20, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #73cdff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

55 20 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

55 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light sky blue in css

Copy #73cdff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #73cdff; }
.text { color: #73cdff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73cdff; }

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 #73cdff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #73cdff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #73cdff 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #73cdff 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

Every value on this page for #73cdff is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.