Light sky blue

#9cd3f5

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

Light sky blue is a light blue that reads open. 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 #9cd3f5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9cd3f5

RGB156, 211, 245

HSL203, 82%, 79%

HSV203, 36%, 96%

CMYK36%, 14%, 0%, 4%

Lab81.97, -9.5, -22.32

XYZ53.49, 60.25, 95.2

Decimal10277877

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone2905 C

Shades of light sky blue

#7ac4f2 #59b5ee #37a6eb #1797e6 #1481c4 #106ba2 #0d5581 #0a3e5f #06283d #03121c

Tints of light sky blue

#a4d7f6 #addaf7 #b5def8 #bde2f8 #c5e5f9 #cee9fa #d6edfb #def0fc #e7f4fd #eff8fd

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#f5be9c Analogous#9cf5eb Analogous#9ca6f5 Triadic#f59cd3 Triadic#d3f59c Split complementary#f59ca6 Split complementary#f5eb9c

Light sky blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 36, 14, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9cd3f5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

36 14 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

37 17 4 10

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 #9cd3f5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9cd3f5; }
.text { color: #9cd3f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cd3f5; }

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 #9cd3f5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9cd3f5 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 #9cd3f5 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 #9cd3f5 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 #9cd3f5 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.