Cornflower blue

#4f89ee

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

This is Cornflower blue, a vivid blue at 218 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 #4f89ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4f89ee

RGB79, 137, 238

HSL218, 82%, 62%

HSV218, 67%, 93%

CMYK67%, 42%, 0%, 7%

Lab57.78, 13.11, -56.52

XYZ27.6, 25.73, 84.4

Decimal5212654

Web safe#6699ff

Pantone279 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#3577eb #1b66e9 #145ad3 #124fb9 #0f449e #0d3884 #0a2d6a #082250 #051736 #030c1c

Tints of cornflower blue

#5f94f0 #6f9ef1 #7fa9f3 #8fb4f4 #9fbff6 #afc9f7 #bfd4f9 #cfdffa #dfe9fc #eff4fd

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#eeb44f Analogous#4fd8ee Analogous#654fee Triadic#ee4f89 Triadic#89ee4f Split complementary#ee654f Split complementary#d8ee4f

Cornflower blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 67, 42, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4f89ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

67 42 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

66 43 4 13

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cornflower blue in css

Copy #4f89ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4f89ee; }
.text { color: #4f89ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f89ee; }

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 #4f89ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4f89ee against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Cornflower blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4f89ee 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn cornflower blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4f89ee 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #4f89ee 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.