Light sky blue

#a5cefd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light sky blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light sky blue is a light blue that reads open. 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 #a5cefd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a5cefd

RGB165, 206, 253

HSL212, 96%, 82%

HSV212, 35%, 99%

CMYK35%, 19%, 0%, 1%

Lab81.42, -2.46, -27.37

XYZ55.32, 59.23, 101.45

Decimal10866429

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone283 C

Shades of light sky blue

#7fb9fc #59a5fb #3390fa #0d7bfa #0569db #0457b6 #034590 #02336a #022044 #010e1e

Tints of light sky blue

#acd2fd #b4d6fd #bbdafd #c2defe #c9e2fe #d1e6fe #d8eafe #dfeefe #e6f2fe #eef5ff

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#fdd4a5 Analogous#a5fafd Analogous#a8a5fd Triadic#fda5ce Triadic#cefda5 Split complementary#fda8a5 Split complementary#fafda5

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 35, 19, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a5cefd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

35 19 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

36 21 4 7

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 #a5cefd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a5cefd; }
.text { color: #a5cefd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5cefd; }

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 #a5cefd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a5cefd 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 #a5cefd 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 #a5cefd 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 #a5cefd 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. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.