Light sky blue

#76bbe1

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 mid blue that reads balanced. 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.

Light sky blue color values

Every conversion for #76bbe1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#76bbe1
RGB118, 187, 225
HSL201, 64%, 67%
HSV201, 48%, 88%
CMYK48%, 17%, 0%, 12%
Lab72.78, -11.66, -25.76
XYZ38.83, 44.83, 77.84
Decimal7781345
Web safe#66cccc
Pantone292 C
Pantone292 CHex#76bbe1Rgb118 187 225Cmyk48 17 0 12Lab73 -12 -26Darker#2477a4Deep#3b9ed4Lighter#b4d7eb

Shades of light sky blue

Tints of light sky blue

Colors that go with light sky blue

Light 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 48, 17, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #76bbe1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
48 17 0 12
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
48 20 4 18
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light sky blue in css

Copy #76bbe1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #76bbe1; }
.text { color: #76bbe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76bbe1; }

How light sky blue looks on light and dark

Light sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #76bbe1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.11:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.97:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #76bbe1 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 #76bbe1 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #76bbe1 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light sky blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #76bbe1 are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.