Sky blue

#8fdff7

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

This is Sky blue, a vivid teal at 194 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Sky blue color values

Every conversion for #8fdff7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8fdff7
RGB143, 223, 247
HSL194, 87%, 76%
HSV194, 42%, 97%
CMYK42%, 10%, 0%, 3%
Lab84.65, -18.45, -19.39
XYZ54.5, 65.33, 97.73
Decimal9428983
Web safe#99ccff
Pantone305 C
Pantone305 CHex#8fdff7Rgb143 223 247Cmyk42 10 0 3Lab85 -18 -19Darker#10b5e7Deep#4cccf2Lighter#d4f1fa

Shades of sky blue

Tints of sky blue

Colors that go with sky blue

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 42, 10, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8fdff7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
42 10 0 3
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
43 13 4 9
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.

Sky blue in css

Copy #8fdff7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8fdff7; }
.text { color: #8fdff7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fdff7; }

How sky blue looks on light and dark

Sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8fdff7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.49:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
14.07:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8fdff7 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8fdff7 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around sky blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8fdff7 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from sky blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #8fdff7 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.