Deep sky blue

#4db5e5

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

Deep sky blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Deep sky blue color values

Every conversion for #4db5e5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4db5e5

RGB77, 181, 229

HSL199, 75%, 60%

HSV199, 66%, 90%

CMYK66%, 21%, 0%, 10%

Lab69.67, -15.28, -32.86

XYZ33.73, 40.28, 80.13

Decimal5092837

Web safe#66cccc

Pantone298 C

Shades of deep sky blue

#35abe1 #20a0db #1c8ec3 #197dab #156b93 #125a7b #0e4863 #0b374b #072533 #04131b

Tints of deep sky blue

#5dbce7 #6dc3ea #7ec9ec #8ed0ee #9ed7f1 #aedef3 #bfe4f6 #cfebf8 #dff2fa #eff9fd

Colors that go with deep sky blue

Complementary#e57d4d Analogous#4de5c9 Analogous#4d69e5 Triadic#e54db5 Triadic#b5e54d Split complementary#e54d69 Split complementary#e5c94d

Deep 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 66, 21, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4db5e5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 21 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 23 4 16

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.

Deep sky blue in css

Copy #4db5e5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4db5e5; }
.text { color: #4db5e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4db5e5; }

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 #4db5e5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4db5e5 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 #4db5e5 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 #4db5e5 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 #4db5e5 are worked out. 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.