Sky Blue is a shade of azure (blue). It resembles the color of an unclouded sky around.
What color is Sky blue?
Sky blue color belongs to the Azure Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Sky blue is #87CEEB, and the RGB color code is RGB(135, 206, 235).
In the RGB color model, Sky blue has a red value of 135, a green value of 206, and a blue value of 235. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 42.6% cyan, 12.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 7.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 197.4° (degrees), 71.4 % saturation, and 72.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Sky blue has a hue of 197.4° (degrees), 42.6 % saturation and 92.2 % brightness/value.
Sky blue is cool or warm?
The color Sky blue is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Sky blue?
Sky blue has an LRV of nearly 55. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Sky blue color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(197.4deg, 71.4 %, 72.5 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 197.4°
W: 52.94 %
B: 7.84 %
XYZ
X : 47.06
Y : 55.29
Z : 86.79
YXY
Y1 : 55.29
X : 0.25
Y2 : 0.29
CMY
C : 47.06%
M : 19.22%
Y : 7.84%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 79.21
A : -14.83
B : -21.28
CIE-Lch
L : 79.21
C : 25.94
H : 235.13
CIE-Luv
L : 79.21
U : -33.22
V : -31.5
Hunter-Lab
L : 74.36
A : -17.16
B : -17.15
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Sky blue
Here are the colors similar to Sky blue . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
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RAL Design
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Pantone TCX
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British Standard 4800
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Paint similar to Sky blue
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Sky blue . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Dunn-Edwards
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Benjamin Moore
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Sherwin Williams
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Valspar
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Behr
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PPG Paints
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Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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