Cornflower blue

#477eff

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for cornflower blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Cornflower blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Cornflower blue color values

Every conversion for #477eff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#477eff
RGB71, 126, 255
HSL222, 100%, 64%
HSV222, 72%, 100%
CMYK72%, 51%, 0%, 0%
Lab55.56, 24.66, -69.49
XYZ28.11, 23.48, 97.66
Decimal4685567
Web safe#3366ff
Pantone279 C
Pantone279 CHex#477effRgb71 126 255Cmyk72 51 0 0Lab56 25 -69Darker#0037b7Deep#004cffLighter#94b2f9

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Cornflower 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 72, 51, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #477eff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
72 51 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
70 51 4 6
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Cornflower blue in css

Copy #477eff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #477eff; }
.text { color: #477eff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #477eff; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #477eff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.69:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.70:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #477eff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Cornflower blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #477eff 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 cornflower blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn cornflower blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #477eff and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from cornflower blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #477eff are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.