Light sky blue

#a3d4f5

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light sky blue color values

Every conversion for #a3d4f5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a3d4f5

RGB163, 212, 245

HSL204, 80%, 80%

HSV204, 33%, 96%

CMYK33%, 13%, 0%, 4%

Lab82.63, -8.14, -21.29

XYZ55.13, 61.47, 95.34

Decimal10736885

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone283 C

Shades of light sky blue

#81c4f1 #5fb4ee #3da4ea #1b94e6 #157fc6 #1269a4 #0e5382 #0a3d60 #07283e #03121c

Tints of light sky blue

#abd8f6 #b2dbf7 #badff7 #c1e2f8 #c9e6f9 #d1e9fa #d8edfb #e0f0fc #e7f4fc #eff7fd

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#f5c4a3 Analogous#a3f5ed Analogous#a3abf5 Triadic#f5a3d4 Triadic#d4f5a3 Split complementary#f5a3ab Split complementary#f5eda3

Light 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 33, 13, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a3d4f5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 13 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 16 4 10

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 #a3d4f5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a3d4f5; }
.text { color: #a3d4f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3d4f5; }

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 #a3d4f5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a3d4f5 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 #a3d4f5 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 #a3d4f5 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 #a3d4f5 are worked out. 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.