Cornflower blue

#4e7dfe

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Cornflower blue color values

Every conversion for #4e7dfe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e7dfe
RGB78, 125, 254
HSL224, 99%, 65%
HSV224, 69%, 100%
CMYK69%, 51%, 0%, 0%
Lab55.53, 25.83, -68.99
XYZ28.36, 23.44, 96.8
Decimal5144062
Web safe#6666ff
Pantone2718 C
Pantone2718 CHex#4e7dfeRgb78 125 254Cmyk69 51 0 0Lab56 26 -69Darker#0133bcDeep#0749feLighter#9ab4f9

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 69, 51, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e7dfe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
69 51 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
67 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 #4e7dfe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e7dfe; }
.text { color: #4e7dfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7dfe; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4e7dfe 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
5.69:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e7dfe 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 #4e7dfe 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 #4e7dfe 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 #4e7dfe are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.