Light sky blue

#9cd0fa

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 vivid blue at 207 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 #9cd0fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9cd0fa

RGB156, 208, 250

HSL207, 90%, 80%

HSV207, 38%, 98%

CMYK38%, 17%, 0%, 2%

Lab81.34, -6.67, -25.95

XYZ53.52, 59.08, 99.03

Decimal10277114

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone283 C

Shades of light sky blue

#78bff8 #55aef6 #319df5 #0d8cf3 #0a78d0 #0963ac #074e88 #053a65 #032541 #01111d

Tints of light sky blue

#acd8fb #b5dcfb #c5e3fc #cde7fc #d5ebfd #deeffd #e6f3fe #eef7fe

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#fac69c Analogous#9cfaf5 Analogous#9ca1fa Triadic#fa9cd0 Triadic#d0fa9c Split complementary#fa9ca1 Split complementary#faf59c

Light sky blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 38, 17, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9cd0fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 17 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 20 4 8

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light sky blue in css

Copy #9cd0fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9cd0fa; }
.text { color: #9cd0fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cd0fa; }

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 #9cd0fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9cd0fa 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 #9cd0fa 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 #9cd0fa 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 #9cd0fa 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.