Sky blue

#7ac6ea

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

Sky blue is a light blue that reads soft. 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.

Sky blue color values

Every conversion for #7ac6ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7ac6ea

RGB122, 198, 234

HSL199, 73%, 70%

HSV199, 48%, 92%

CMYK48%, 15%, 0%, 8%

Lab76.35, -14.03, -25.15

XYZ43.07, 50.47, 85.31

Decimal8046314

Web safe#66ccff

Pantone297 C

Shades of sky blue

#5ebae6 #42aee1 #26a2dd #1f8ec3 #1a7aa7 #16658b #11516f #0d3c53 #092837 #04131a

Tints of sky blue

#86cbec #92d0ee #9dd5f0 #a9daf1 #b5dff3 #c1e4f5 #cce9f7 #d8eef9 #e4f3fb #f0f8fd

Colors that go with sky blue

Complementary#ea9e7a Analogous#7aead6 Analogous#7a8eea Triadic#ea7ac6 Triadic#c6ea7a Split complementary#ea7a8e Split complementary#ead67a

Sky blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 48, 15, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7ac6ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

48 15 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

48 18 4 14

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.

Sky blue in css

Copy #7ac6ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7ac6ea; }
.text { color: #7ac6ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ac6ea; }

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 #7ac6ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7ac6ea against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sky blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #7ac6ea 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn sky blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #7ac6ea 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

Here is how the numbers for #7ac6ea are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.