Cornflower blue

#4f87df

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

This is Cornflower blue, a strong blue at 217 degrees. 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 #4f87df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4f87df

RGB79, 135, 223

HSL217, 69%, 59%

HSV217, 65%, 87%

CMYK65%, 39%, 0%, 13%

Lab56.4, 9.15, -50.35

XYZ25.21, 24.32, 73.18

Decimal5212127

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone279 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#3877db #2669d2 #225dbb #1e52a4 #1a468d #153b76 #112f5f #0d2448 #091831 #050d1a

Tints of cornflower blue

#5f92e2 #6f9de5 #7fa8e8 #8fb3eb #9fbeee #b0c9f1 #c0d4f3 #d0dff6 #e0eaf9 #f0f5fc

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#dfa74f Analogous#4fcfdf Analogous#5f4fdf Triadic#df4f87 Triadic#87df4f Split complementary#df5f4f Split complementary#cfdf4f

Cornflower blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 65, 39, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4f87df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 39 0 13

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 40 4 19

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #4f87df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4f87df; }
.text { color: #4f87df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f87df; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4f87df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4f87df 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 #4f87df sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #4f87df and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

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 #4f87df are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.