Sky blue

#84bddb

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

Sky blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Sky blue color values

Every conversion for #84bddb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#84bddb

RGB132, 189, 219

HSL201, 55%, 69%

HSV201, 40%, 86%

CMYK40%, 14%, 0%, 14%

Lab73.81, -10.88, -20.86

XYZ40.5, 46.42, 73.84

Decimal8699355

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone2905 C

Shades of sky blue

#6bb0d4 #52a2cc #3a95c5 #3282ac #2b7094 #245d7b #1d4a62 #153749 #0e2530 #071218

Tints of sky blue

#8fc3de #9ac9e1 #a5cfe5 #b0d4e8 #bbdaeb #c6e0ee #d0e6f1 #dbecf5 #e6f2f8 #f1f8fb

Colors that go with sky blue

Complementary#dba284 Analogous#84dbcd Analogous#8492db Triadic#db84bd Triadic#bddb84 Split complementary#db8492 Split complementary#dbcd84

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 40, 14, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #84bddb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 14 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 17 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Sky blue in css

Copy #84bddb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #84bddb; }
.text { color: #84bddb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84bddb; }

How sky blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #84bddb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #84bddb against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #84bddb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around sky blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #84bddb 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 sky blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #84bddb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.