Sky blue

#77ceee

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

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

Sky blue color values

Every conversion for #77ceee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#77ceee

RGB119, 206, 238

HSL196, 78%, 70%

HSV196, 50%, 93%

CMYK50%, 13%, 0%, 7%

Lab78.6, -17.74, -23.88

XYZ45.11, 54.24, 88.98

Decimal7851758

Web safe#66ccff

Pantone297 C

Shades of sky blue

#5ac4ea #3db9e7 #20afe3 #199ac9 #1684ac #126e8f #0e5772 #0b4155 #072b38 #03151b

Tints of sky blue

#8fd7f1 #9bdbf3 #a7dff4 #b3e4f6 #bfe8f7 #cbecf9 #d7f1fa #e3f5fc #eff9fd

Colors that go with sky blue

Complementary#ee9777 Analogous#77eed2 Analogous#7793ee Triadic#ee77ce Triadic#ceee77 Split complementary#ee7793 Split complementary#eed277

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 50, 13, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #77ceee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

50 13 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

50 16 4 13

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.

Sky blue in css

Copy #77ceee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #77ceee; }
.text { color: #77ceee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77ceee; }

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 #77ceee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #77ceee against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #77ceee 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #77ceee 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

The figures for #77ceee come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.