Light sky blue

#8bb7f7

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

This is Light sky blue, a vivid blue at 216 degrees. 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.

Light sky blue color values

Every conversion for #8bb7f7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8bb7f7

RGB139, 183, 247

HSL216, 87%, 76%

HSV216, 44%, 97%

CMYK44%, 26%, 0%, 3%

Lab73.59, 1.7, -36.34

XYZ44.37, 46.07, 94.55

Decimal9156599

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone278 C

Shades of light sky blue

#6aa2f5 #498ef2 #2779f0 #1066e4 #0d57c3 #0b48a2 #093a80 #072b5f #041c3e #020d1d

Tints of light sky blue

#95bdf8 #9fc3f8 #a9c9f9 #b3d0fa #bdd6fa #c7dcfb #d1e2fc #dae8fc #e4eefd #eef5fe

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#f7cb8b Analogous#8bedf7 Analogous#958bf7 Triadic#f78bb7 Triadic#b7f78b Split complementary#f7958b Split complementary#edf78b

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 44, 26, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8bb7f7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

44 26 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 28 4 9

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 #8bb7f7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8bb7f7; }
.text { color: #8bb7f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb7f7; }

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 #8bb7f7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8bb7f7 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 #8bb7f7 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 #8bb7f7 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 #8bb7f7 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. 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.