Light sky blue

#88beed

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 strong. 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 #88beed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#88beed
RGB136, 190, 237
HSL208, 74%, 73%
HSV208, 43%, 93%
CMYK43%, 20%, 0%, 7%
Lab74.94, -5.61, -28.88
XYZ43.85, 48.18, 87.11
Decimal8961773
Web safe#99ccff
Pantone292 C
Pantone292 CHex#88beedRgb136 190 237Cmyk43 20 0 7Lab75 -6 -29Darker#1e79c8Deep#4a9ce4Lighter#c8e0f4

Shades of light sky blue

Tints of light sky blue

Colors that go with light sky blue

Light sky blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 43, 20, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #88beed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
43 20 0 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
44 22 4 13
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.

Light sky blue in css

Copy #88beed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #88beed; }
.text { color: #88beed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88beed; }

How light sky blue looks on light and dark

Light sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #88beed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.97:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
10.64:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #88beed against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #88beed 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 light sky blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #88beed and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #88beed are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.