sky blue

Clear atmosphere hue

Sky blue is a pale, bright blue resembling a clear daytime sky.

The color sits between cyan and azure, lighter than royal or navy blue: The nursery walls were painted sky blue.

Often hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun: a sky-blue ribbon. (Capitalized Sky Blue may be a proper name or title.)

Related

turquoise · sapphire · aqua · pastel · calm · teal · tranquil · airy · serene · horizon · cloud · hue · shade · beryl · pool · wisp · shimmer · lagoon

Categories
Opposites
color tone/temperature

sky blueorange

Citrus with segments

burnt orange · coral · peach · tangerine · rust

saturation/intensity

sky bluenavy blue

Deep dark shade

navy · cobalt · dark blue · midnight blue · deep blue

chromatic quality

sky blueblack

Darkest possible hue

charcoal · jet black · pitch black · dark gray · slate

Family

blue, sky, blues, blueprint, bluish, skyline, bluebird, skyward, bluey

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G