Light sky blue

#8bb9e2

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

Light 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.

Light sky blue color values

Every conversion for #8bb9e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8bb9e2

RGB139, 185, 226

HSL208, 60%, 72%

HSV208, 38%, 89%

CMYK38%, 18%, 0%, 11%

Lab73.34, -5.07, -25.36

XYZ41.72, 45.68, 78.57

Decimal9157090

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone278 C

Shades of light sky blue

#70a9db #5599d5 #3b89ce #2e78b9 #28669e #215583 #1a4469 #13324e #0d2133 #061018

Tints of light sky blue

#95bfe5 #9fc5e7 #aacbea #b4d2ec #bed8ef #c8def1 #d2e4f4 #dceaf6 #e7f0f9 #f1f6fb

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#e2b48b Analogous#8be2e0 Analogous#8b8de2 Triadic#e28bb9 Triadic#b9e28b Split complementary#e28b8d Split complementary#e2e08b

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, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8bb9e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 18 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 21 4 17

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.

Light sky blue in css

Copy #8bb9e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8bb9e2; }
.text { color: #8bb9e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb9e2; }

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 #8bb9e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8bb9e2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8bb9e2 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8bb9e2 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

Here is how the numbers for #8bb9e2 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.