Sky blue

#89b2c3

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

Sky blue is a mid blue that reads confident. 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.

Sky blue color values

Every conversion for #89b2c3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#89b2c3
RGB137, 178, 195
HSL198, 33%, 65%
HSV198, 30%, 76%
CMYK30%, 9%, 0%, 24%
Lab70.25, -9.69, -13.11
XYZ36.09, 41.1, 57.66
Decimal9024195
Web safe#9999cc
Pantone550 C
Pantone550 CHex#89b2c3Rgb137 178 195Cmyk30 9 0 24Lab70 -10 -13Darker#406b7dDeep#5a93abLighter#bad0d9

Shades of sky blue

Tints of sky blue

Colors that go with sky blue

Sky blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 30, 9, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #89b2c3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
30 9 0 24
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
32 12 4 30
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.

Sky blue in css

Copy #89b2c3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #89b2c3; }
.text { color: #89b2c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b2c3; }

How sky blue looks on light and dark

Sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #89b2c3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.28:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
9.22:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #89b2c3 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 #89b2c3 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #89b2c3 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from sky blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #89b2c3 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.