Light sky blue

#8bb6df

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

This is Light sky blue, a strong blue at 209 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light sky blue color values

Every conversion for #8bb6df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8bb6df

RGB139, 182, 223

HSL209, 57%, 71%

HSV209, 38%, 87%

CMYK38%, 18%, 0%, 13%

Lab72.41, -4.23, -25.15

XYZ40.69, 44.27, 76.21

Decimal9156319

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone278 C

Shades of light sky blue

#71a6d8 #5795d1 #3d85ca #3274b4 #2a639a #235380 #1c4266 #15314c #0e2032 #071018

Tints of light sky blue

#95bce2 #9fc3e5 #aac9e7 #b4d0ea #bed6ed #c8ddf0 #d2e3f3 #dde9f6 #e7f0f8 #f1f6fb

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#dfb48b Analogous#8bdfde Analogous#8b8cdf Triadic#df8bb6 Triadic#b6df8b Split complementary#df8b8c Split complementary#dfde8b

Light 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 38, 18, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8bb6df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 18 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 21 4 19

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

Light sky blue in css

Copy #8bb6df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8bb6df; }
.text { color: #8bb6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb6df; }

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 #8bb6df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8bb6df 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 #8bb6df 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 #8bb6df 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #8bb6df is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.