Light sky blue

#83bbde

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 203 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 #83bbde, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#83bbde

RGB131, 187, 222

HSL203, 58%, 69%

HSV203, 41%, 87%

CMYK41%, 16%, 0%, 13%

Lab73.31, -9.29, -23.26

XYZ40.32, 45.64, 75.79

Decimal8633310

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone292 C

Shades of light sky blue

#6aadd7 #509fd0 #3791ca #2f7fb1 #286d97 #225a7e #1b4865 #14364b #0d2432 #061118

Tints of light sky blue

#8ec1e1 #99c7e4 #a4cde7 #afd3ea #bad9ed #c5dff0 #d0e5f2 #dbebf5 #e6f1f8 #f1f7fb

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#dea683 Analogous#83ded4 Analogous#838dde Triadic#de83bb Triadic#bbde83 Split complementary#de838d Split complementary#ded483

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 41, 16, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #83bbde on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 16 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 19 4 19

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 #83bbde straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #83bbde; }
.text { color: #83bbde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83bbde; }

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 #83bbde against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #83bbde 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 #83bbde 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 #83bbde 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 #83bbde 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.