Light sky blue

#86b7fd

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

Light sky blue sits in the blue band, light and vivid. 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 #86b7fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#86b7fd

RGB134, 183, 253

HSL215, 97%, 76%

HSV215, 47%, 99%

CMYK47%, 28%, 0%, 1%

Lab73.56, 2.19, -39.64

XYZ44.49, 46.03, 99.47

Decimal8828925

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone278 C

Shades of light sky blue

#63a2fc #408dfc #1d78fb #0465f0 #0357cd #0348aa #023987 #022a64 #011b41 #000d1e

Tints of light sky blue

#90bdfd #9bc3fd #a5c9fe #afd0fe #bad6fe #c4dcfe #cee2fe #d9e8fe #e3eeff #edf5ff

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#fdcc86 Analogous#86f3fd Analogous#9086fd Triadic#fd86b7 Triadic#b7fd86 Split complementary#fd9086 Split complementary#f3fd86

Light sky blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 47, 28, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #86b7fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

47 28 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

47 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 #86b7fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #86b7fd; }
.text { color: #86b7fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b7fd; }

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 #86b7fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #86b7fd 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 #86b7fd 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 #86b7fd 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

The figures for #86b7fd 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 uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.