Light sky blue

#78bfe8

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

Light sky blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light sky blue color values

Every conversion for #78bfe8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#78bfe8
RGB120, 191, 232
HSL202, 71%, 69%
HSV202, 48%, 91%
CMYK48%, 18%, 0%, 9%
Lab74.24, -11.36, -27.31
XYZ40.94, 47.08, 83.27
Decimal7913448
Web safe#66ccff
Pantone292 C
Pantone292 CHex#78bfe8Rgb120 191 232Cmyk48 18 0 9Lab74 -11 -27Darker#1e7cb3Deep#3ba2deLighter#b8dbef

Shades of light sky blue

Tints of light sky blue

Colors that go with light sky blue

Light sky blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 48, 18, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #78bfe8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
48 18 0 9
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
48 21 4 15
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.

Light sky blue in css

Copy #78bfe8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #78bfe8; }
.text { color: #78bfe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78bfe8; }

How light sky blue looks on light and dark

Light sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #78bfe8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.02:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
10.42:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #78bfe8 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 #78bfe8 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 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 #78bfe8 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #78bfe8 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.