Light sky blue

#80bbeb

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 207 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 #80bbeb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#80bbeb

RGB128, 187, 235

HSL207, 73%, 71%

HSV207, 46%, 92%

CMYK46%, 20%, 0%, 8%

Lab73.63, -6.5, -29.84

XYZ41.67, 46.13, 85.3

Decimal8436715

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone292 C

Shades of light sky blue

#63ace6 #479ce2 #2a8ddd #1f7cc7 #1b6aaa #16588d #124671 #0d3454 #092237 #04101a

Tints of light sky blue

#8bc1ed #96c7ef #a1cdf0 #add3f2 #b8d9f4 #c3dff6 #cee5f7 #d9ebf9 #e4f1fb #f0f7fd

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#ebb080 Analogous#80ebe5 Analogous#8086eb Triadic#eb80bb Triadic#bbeb80 Split complementary#eb8086 Split complementary#ebe580

Light sky blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 46, 20, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #80bbeb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

46 20 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

46 22 4 14

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 #80bbeb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #80bbeb; }
.text { color: #80bbeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80bbeb; }

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 #80bbeb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #80bbeb 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 #80bbeb 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 #80bbeb 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

Here is how the numbers for #80bbeb are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.