Light sky blue

#8ac4ff

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 #8ac4ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8ac4ff

RGB138, 196, 255

HSL210, 100%, 77%

HSV210, 46%, 100%

CMYK46%, 23%, 0%, 0%

Lab77.34, -3.42, -34.84

XYZ48.27, 52.1, 102.12

Decimal9094399

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone283 C

Shades of light sky blue

#66b2ff #429fff #1d8dff #007bf8 #0069d4 #0057b0 #00458b #003367 #002143 #000f1f

Tints of light sky blue

#94c9ff #9eceff #a8d3ff #b2d8ff #bcddff #c5e2ff #cfe7ff #d9ecff #e3f1ff #edf6ff

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#ffc58a Analogous#8afeff Analogous#8b8aff Triadic#ff8ac4 Triadic#c4ff8a Split complementary#ff8b8a Split complementary#feff8a

Light sky blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 46, 23, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8ac4ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

46 23 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

46 25 4 6

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 #8ac4ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8ac4ff; }
.text { color: #8ac4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ac4ff; }

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 #8ac4ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8ac4ff 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 #8ac4ff 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 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 #8ac4ff 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 #8ac4ff 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. 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.