Sky blue

#a3dbfa

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 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.

Sky blue color values

Every conversion for #a3dbfa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a3dbfa
RGB163, 219, 250
HSL201, 90%, 81%
HSV201, 35%, 98%
CMYK35%, 12%, 0%, 2%
Lab84.66, -10.56, -20.86
XYZ57.69, 65.35, 100.02
Decimal10738682
Web safe#99ccff
Pantone291 C
Pantone291 CHex#a3dbfaRgb163 219 250Cmyk35 12 0 2Lab85 -11 -21Darker#1ca6f3Deep#5fc1f6Lighter#e3f3fc

Shades of sky blue

Tints of sky blue

Colors that go with sky blue

Sky blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 35, 12, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a3dbfa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
35 12 0 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
36 15 4 8
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.

Sky blue in css

Copy #a3dbfa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a3dbfa; }
.text { color: #a3dbfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3dbfa; }

How sky blue looks on light and dark

Sky blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a3dbfa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.49:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
14.07:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a3dbfa 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 #a3dbfa 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 #a3dbfa 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

Every value on this page for #a3dbfa 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.