Sky blue

#a4e0ff

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 blue at 200 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.

Sky blue color values

Every conversion for #a4e0ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a4e0ff

RGB164, 224, 255

HSL200, 100%, 82%

HSV200, 36%, 100%

CMYK36%, 12%, 0%, 0%

Lab86.22, -11.64, -21.14

XYZ60.02, 68.42, 104.65

Decimal10805503

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone291 C

Shades of sky blue

#7dd3ff #56c6ff #2fb8ff #09abff #0094e1 #007bba #006193 #00476c #002e45 #00141f

Tints of sky blue

#b3e5ff #c1eaff #c9ecff #d7f1ff #dff4ff #e6f6ff #edf9ff

Colors that go with sky blue

Complementary#ffc3a4 Analogous#a4fff0 Analogous#a4b3ff Triadic#ffa4e0 Triadic#e0ffa4 Split complementary#ffa4b3 Split complementary#fff0a4

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 36, 12, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a4e0ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

36 12 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

37 15 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Sky blue in css

Copy #a4e0ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a4e0ff; }
.text { color: #a4e0ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4e0ff; }

How sky blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a4e0ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a4e0ff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a4e0ff sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a4e0ff 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 sky blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #a4e0ff come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.