Sky blue

#86bfdb

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

This is Sky blue, a soft blue at 200 degrees. 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 #86bfdb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#86bfdb
RGB134, 191, 219
HSL200, 54%, 69%
HSV200, 39%, 86%
CMYK39%, 13%, 0%, 14%
Lab74.47, -11.42, -19.85
XYZ41.25, 47.44, 74.0
Decimal8830939
Web safe#99cccc
Pantone2905 C
Pantone2905 CHex#86bfdbRgb134 191 219Cmyk39 13 0 14Lab74 -11 -20Darker#307da2Deep#4fa2cbLighter#bfdbe9

Shades of sky blue

Tints of sky blue

Colors that go with sky blue

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 39, 13, 0, 14.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
39 13 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
40 16 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.

Sky blue in css

Copy #86bfdb straight into your stylesheet.

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

How sky blue looks on light and dark

Sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #86bfdb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.00:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.49:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #86bfdb against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #86bfdb 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 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 sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #86bfdb and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from sky blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #86bfdb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.