Light sky blue

#a3d3f8

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 206 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 #a3d3f8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a3d3f8

RGB163, 211, 248

HSL206, 86%, 81%

HSV206, 34%, 97%

CMYK34%, 15%, 0%, 3%

Lab82.46, -6.88, -23.14

XYZ55.34, 61.15, 97.69

Decimal10736632

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone283 C

Shades of light sky blue

#80c2f5 #5cb1f3 #39a0f0 #168fed #107bcd #0d66aa #0a5086 #083b63 #052640 #02111c

Tints of light sky blue

#b2daf9 #c1e1fa #c9e5fb #d0e9fb #d8ecfc #dff0fd #e7f3fd #eef7fe

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#f8c8a3 Analogous#a3f8f3 Analogous#a3a8f8 Triadic#f8a3d3 Triadic#d3f8a3 Split complementary#f8a3a8 Split complementary#f8f3a3

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 34, 15, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a3d3f8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

34 15 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

35 18 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light sky blue in css

Copy #a3d3f8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a3d3f8; }
.text { color: #a3d3f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3d3f8; }

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 #a3d3f8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a3d3f8 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 #a3d3f8 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 #a3d3f8 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

Here is how the numbers for #a3d3f8 are worked out. 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.