Light sky blue

#8bbced

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

Light sky blue sits in the blue band, light and strong. 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 #8bbced, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8bbced

RGB139, 188, 237

HSL210, 73%, 74%

HSV210, 41%, 93%

CMYK41%, 21%, 0%, 7%

Lab74.55, -3.77, -29.45

XYZ43.92, 47.57, 86.99

Decimal9157869

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone278 C

Shades of light sky blue

#6dabe8 #4f99e4 #3188df #2077ce #1b66b0 #175492 #124374 #0d3256 #092138 #040f1a

Tints of light sky blue

#95c2ef #9fc8f0 #a9cdf2 #b3d3f3 #bdd9f5 #c7dff6 #d1e5f8 #dbeaf9 #e5f0fb #f0f6fd

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#edbc8b Analogous#8beded Analogous#8b8bed Triadic#ed8bbc Triadic#bced8b Split complementary#ed8b8b Split complementary#eded8b

Light 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 41, 21, 0, 7.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 21 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 23 4 13

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 #8bbced straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

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

Every value on this page for #8bbced is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.