Light sky blue

#8dbae5

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light sky blue color values

Every conversion for #8dbae5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8dbae5

RGB141, 186, 229

HSL209, 63%, 73%

HSV209, 38%, 90%

CMYK38%, 19%, 0%, 10%

Lab73.83, -4.29, -26.22

XYZ42.69, 46.44, 80.84

Decimal9288421

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone278 C

Shades of light sky blue

#71a9df #5699d8 #3a88d2 #2c77bf #2566a3 #1f5487 #19436c #123250 #0c2135 #061019

Tints of light sky blue

#97c0e7 #a1c6ea #abccec #b5d2ee #bfd8f0 #c9def3 #d3e4f5 #ddeaf7 #e7f0f9 #f0f6fc

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#e5b88d Analogous#8de5e4 Analogous#8d8ee5 Triadic#e58dba Triadic#bae58d Split complementary#e58d8e Split complementary#e5e48d

Light sky blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 38, 19, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8dbae5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 19 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 21 4 16

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 #8dbae5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8dbae5; }
.text { color: #8dbae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dbae5; }

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 #8dbae5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8dbae5 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 #8dbae5 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 #8dbae5 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 #8dbae5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.