Light sky blue

#7cb5dc

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 strong blue at 204 degrees. 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 #7cb5dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7cb5dc
RGB124, 181, 220
HSL204, 58%, 67%
HSV204, 44%, 86%
CMYK44%, 18%, 0%, 14%
Lab71.21, -8.38, -25.41
XYZ37.75, 42.5, 73.92
Decimal8173020
Web safe#66cccc
Pantone292 C
Pantone292 CHex#7cb5dcRgb124 181 220Cmyk44 18 0 14Lab71 -8 -25Darker#2a709fDeep#4495cdLighter#b7d4e8

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 44, 18, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7cb5dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
44 18 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
44 21 4 20
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 #7cb5dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7cb5dc; }
.text { color: #7cb5dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cb5dc; }

How light sky blue looks on light and dark

Light sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #7cb5dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.21:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.50:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7cb5dc 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 #7cb5dc 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 #7cb5dc 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

Every value on this page for #7cb5dc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.