Light sky blue

#8fbfdf

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 relaxed. 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 #8fbfdf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8fbfdf

RGB143, 191, 223

HSL204, 56%, 72%

HSV204, 36%, 87%

CMYK36%, 14%, 0%, 13%

Lab75.09, -7.99, -21.03

XYZ43.28, 48.43, 76.88

Decimal9420767

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone283 C

Shades of light sky blue

#75b0d8 #5ba1d0 #4192c9 #3481b4 #2c6e9a #255c80 #1d4966 #16364c #0e2432 #071118

Tints of light sky blue

#99c5e2 #a3cae5 #acd0e7 #b6d5ea #c0dbed #cae1f0 #d4e6f3 #ddecf5 #e7f1f8 #f1f7fb

Colors that go with light sky blue

Complementary#dfaf8f Analogous#8fdfd7 Analogous#8f97df Triadic#df8fbf Triadic#bfdf8f Split complementary#df8f97 Split complementary#dfd78f

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 36, 14, 0, 13.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

36 14 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

37 17 4 19

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 #8fbfdf straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #8fbfdf is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.