Light sky blue

#a1caed

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 strong blue at 208 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light sky blue color values

Every conversion for #a1caed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a1caed

RGB161, 202, 237

HSL208, 68%, 78%

HSV208, 32%, 93%

CMYK32%, 15%, 0%, 7%

Lab79.58, -5.39, -21.67

XYZ51.1, 55.93, 88.22

Decimal10603245

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone283 C

Shades of light sky blue

#82b9e7 #63a7e1 #4496db #2884d3 #2271b4 #1d5e95 #174a76 #113757 #0b2339 #05101a

Tints of light sky blue

#a9ceef #b1d3f0 #b9d7f2 #c1dcf3 #c9e0f5 #d0e5f6 #d8e9f8 #e0eef9 #e8f2fb #f0f7fc

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#edc4a1 Analogous#a1edea Analogous#a1a4ed Triadic#eda1ca Triadic#caeda1 Split complementary#eda1a4 Split complementary#edeaa1

Light sky blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 32, 15, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a1caed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

32 15 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 18 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.

Light sky blue in css

Copy #a1caed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a1caed; }
.text { color: #a1caed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1caed; }

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 #a1caed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a1caed 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 #a1caed 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 #a1caed 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

Here is how the numbers for #a1caed are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.