Light sky blue

#8dbaee

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light sky blue color values

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

Hex#8dbaee

RGB141, 186, 238

HSL212, 74%, 74%

HSV212, 41%, 93%

CMYK41%, 22%, 0%, 7%

Lab74.16, -1.9, -30.59

XYZ43.98, 46.95, 87.63

Decimal9288430

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone278 C

Shades of light sky blue

#6fa8e9 #5095e5 #3283e0 #1f71d1 #1b61b2 #165094 #124076 #0d2f57 #081f39 #040e1b

Tints of light sky blue

#97c0ef #a1c6f1 #abccf2 #b4d2f4 #bed8f5 #c8def7 #d2e4f8 #dceafa #e6f0fb #eff6fd

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#eec18d Analogous#8deaee Analogous#918dee Triadic#ee8dba Triadic#baee8d Split complementary#ee918d Split complementary#ebee8d

Light sky blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 41, 22, 0, 7.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 22 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 24 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 #8dbaee straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8dbaee 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 #8dbaee 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 #8dbaee 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 #8dbaee come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.