Light sky blue

#7bb5fc

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

This is Light sky blue, a vivid blue at 213 degrees. 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.

Light sky blue color values

Every conversion for #7bb5fc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7bb5fc

RGB123, 181, 252

HSL213, 96%, 74%

HSV213, 51%, 99%

CMYK51%, 28%, 0%, 1%

Lab72.42, 0.51, -40.93

XYZ42.26, 44.29, 98.42

Decimal8107516

Web safe#66ccff

Pantone284 C

Shades of light sky blue

#59a2fb #388ffa #167cfa #056be8 #055cc6 #044ca5 #033d83 #022d61 #011d40 #010e1e

Tints of light sky blue

#86bbfc #92c2fd #9dc8fd #a9cffd #b4d5fd #c0dcfe #cbe2fe #d7e8fe #e2effe #eef5ff

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#fcc27b Analogous#7bf6fc Analogous#817bfc Triadic#fc7bb5 Triadic#b5fc7b Split complementary#fc827b Split complementary#f6fc7b

Light 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 51, 28, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7bb5fc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

51 28 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

51 30 4 7

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.

Light sky blue in css

Copy #7bb5fc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7bb5fc; }
.text { color: #7bb5fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bb5fc; }

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 #7bb5fc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7bb5fc 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 #7bb5fc 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 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 #7bb5fc 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 #7bb5fc is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.