Sky blue

#87dbf6

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

Sky blue is a light blue that reads soft. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Sky blue color values

Every conversion for #87dbf6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#87dbf6

RGB135, 219, 246

HSL195, 86%, 75%

HSV195, 45%, 96%

CMYK45%, 11%, 0%, 4%

Lab83.16, -18.59, -21.15

XYZ51.96, 62.47, 96.51

Decimal8903670

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone305 C

Shades of sky blue

#66d1f4 #46c7f1 #25beef #11aee0 #0e94bf #0c7b9f #09627e #07495e #052f3d #02161c

Tints of sky blue

#91def7 #9ce1f8 #a6e4f8 #b0e7f9 #bbebfa #c5eefb #cff1fb #daf4fc #e4f7fd #eefafe

Colors that go with sky blue

Complementary#f6a287 Analogous#87f6da Analogous#87a4f6 Triadic#f687db Triadic#dbf687 Split complementary#f687a4 Split complementary#f6d987

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 45, 11, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #87dbf6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 11 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 14 4 10

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

Sky blue in css

Copy #87dbf6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #87dbf6; }
.text { color: #87dbf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87dbf6; }

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 #87dbf6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #87dbf6 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 #87dbf6 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 #87dbf6 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

Here is how the numbers for #87dbf6 are worked out. 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.