Sky blue

#9ad5ed

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 #9ad5ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9ad5ed
RGB154, 213, 237
HSL197, 70%, 77%
HSV197, 35%, 93%
CMYK35%, 10%, 0%, 7%
Lab82.15, -13.05, -17.81
XYZ52.41, 60.57, 89.05
Decimal10147309
Web safe#99ccff
Pantone2905 C
Pantone2905 CHex#9ad5edRgb154 213 237Cmyk35 10 0 7Lab82 -13 -18Darker#26a1d3Deep#5dbce2Lighter#d8edf6

Shades of sky blue

Tints of sky blue

Colors that go with sky blue

Sky blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 35, 10, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9ad5ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
35 10 0 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
36 13 4 13
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 #9ad5ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9ad5ed; }
.text { color: #9ad5ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ad5ed; }

How sky blue looks on light and dark

Sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9ad5ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.60:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
13.11:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9ad5ed 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 #9ad5ed 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 #9ad5ed 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

The figures for #9ad5ed come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.