Light Sky Blue is a light pastel shade of Cyan. It belongs to the color family Pastel Cyan, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Light Sky Blue is a pastel color. Light Sky Blue is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Light Sky Blue is #C6FCFF.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Light Sky Blue has 78%% Red, 99% Green, and 100% Blue.
Light Sky Blue has 183° Hue, 22% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Light Sky Blue has 183° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 89% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Light Sky Blue has 22% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#C6FCFF |
|
RGB |
(198, 252, 255) |
(78%, 99%, 100%) |
HSV |
(183°, 22, 100) |
(51%, 22%, 100%) |
HSL |
(183°, 100, 89) |
(51%, 100%, 89%) |
CMYK |
(22, 1, 0, 0) |
(22%, 1%, 0%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Light Sky Blue is 89%, which is high.
Light Sky Blue has a higher contrast with black than white.
Light Sky Blue and black have a 18.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Light Sky Blue and white have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
89% |
AAA (18.8) |
insufficient (1.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Light Sky Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Blue, 20% Cyan, 78% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
2%
Cyan
20%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
78%
To mix Light Sky Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 21% Cyan, 1% Magenta, 78% White, as shown below.
Cyan
21%
Magenta
1%
Yellow
0%
Black
0%
White
78%
Colors similar to Light Sky Blue are: Light Slate, Oyster Bay, Pale Cyan, Very Light Blue, and Foam. Light Slate is more cyan and lighter than Light Sky Blue. Oyster Bay is more blue and paler than Light Sky Blue. Pale Cyan is more green and brighter than Light Sky Blue. Very Light Blue is more cyan and paler and lighter than Light Sky Blue. Foam is more green and paler and lighter than Light Sky Blue.