Cornflower blue

#4c7eff

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

Cornflower blue sits in the blue band, mid and vivid. 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 #4c7eff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4c7eff
RGB76, 126, 255
HSL223, 100%, 65%
HSV223, 70%, 100%
CMYK70%, 51%, 0%, 0%
Lab55.76, 25.3, -69.16
XYZ28.49, 23.68, 97.68
Decimal5013247
Web safe#3366ff
Pantone279 C
Pantone279 CHex#4c7effRgb76 126 255Cmyk70 51 0 0Lab56 25 -69Darker#0035bcDeep#054bffLighter#99b4fa

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 70, 51, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4c7eff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
70 51 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
68 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 #4c7eff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4c7eff; }
.text { color: #4c7eff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7eff; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4c7eff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.66:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.74:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4c7eff 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 #4c7eff 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 #4c7eff 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 #4c7eff are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.