Deep sky blue

#24a7d9

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

This is Deep sky blue, a strong blue at 197 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Deep sky blue color values

Every conversion for #24a7d9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#24a7d9

RGB36, 167, 217

HSL197, 72%, 50%

HSV197, 83%, 85%

CMYK83%, 23%, 0%, 15%

Lab64.18, -16.63, -34.86

XYZ27.07, 33.02, 70.59

Decimal2402265

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone2995 C

Shades of deep sky blue

#2198c6 #1e8ab3 #1b7ba0 #176c8d #145e7a #114f67 #0e4053 #0b3240 #08232d #04141a

Tints of deep sky blue

#37b0de #4cb8e1 #60c0e5 #75c8e8 #89d0eb #9ed8ef #b2e1f2 #c7e9f6 #dbf1f9 #f0f9fc

Colors that go with deep sky blue

Complementary#d95624 Analogous#24d9b0 Analogous#244dd9 Triadic#d924a7 Triadic#a7d924 Split complementary#d9244d Split complementary#d9b024

Deep sky blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 83, 23, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #24a7d9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

83 23 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

80 25 4 21

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Deep sky blue in css

Copy #24a7d9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #24a7d9; }
.text { color: #24a7d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #24a7d9; }

How deep sky blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Deep sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #24a7d9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #24a7d9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #24a7d9 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around deep sky blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn deep sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #24a7d9 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 deep sky blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #24a7d9 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.