Light sky blue

#a0cbff

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 vivid. 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 #a0cbff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a0cbff

RGB160, 203, 255

HSL213, 100%, 81%

HSV213, 37%, 100%

CMYK37%, 20%, 0%, 0%

Lab80.41, -1.68, -30.01

XYZ53.9, 57.41, 102.85

Decimal10537983

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone278 C

Shades of light sky blue

#7ab6ff #53a1ff #2d8cff #0677ff #0065df #0053b8 #004292 #00316b #001f45 #000e1f

Tints of light sky blue

#a8cfff #afd3ff #b7d8ff #bfdcff #c7e0ff #cee4ff #d6e9ff #deedff #e5f1ff #edf5ff

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#ffd4a0 Analogous#a0faff Analogous#a5a0ff Triadic#ffa0cb Triadic#cbffa0 Split complementary#ffa5a0 Split complementary#faffa0

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 37, 20, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a0cbff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 20 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 22 4 6

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 #a0cbff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a0cbff; }
.text { color: #a0cbff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0cbff; }

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 #a0cbff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a0cbff 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 #a0cbff 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 #a0cbff 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

Every value on this page for #a0cbff is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.