Sky blue

#78dbff

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 vivid. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Sky blue color values

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

Hex#78dbff
RGB120, 219, 255
HSL196, 100%, 74%
HSV196, 53%, 100%
CMYK53%, 14%, 0%, 0%
Lab82.85, -19.43, -26.45
XYZ51.13, 61.88, 103.86
Decimal7920639
Web safe#66ccff
Pantone297 C
Pantone297 CHex#78dbffRgb120 219 255Cmyk53 14 0 0Lab83 -19 -26Darker#00aae8Deep#31c8ffLighter#c3edfc

Shades of sky blue

Tints of sky blue

Colors that go with sky blue

Sky blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 53, 14, 0, 0.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
53 14 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
53 17 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Sky blue in css

Copy #78dbff straight into your stylesheet.

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

How sky blue looks on light and dark

Sky blue and accessibility

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

Textwhite text on this color
1.57:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
13.38:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #78dbff 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 #78dbff 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 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 #78dbff and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #78dbff is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.