Cornflower blue

#508ffd

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 #508ffd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#508ffd
RGB80, 143, 253
HSL218, 98%, 65%
HSV218, 68%, 99%
CMYK68%, 43%, 0%, 1%
Lab60.29, 14.84, -60.78
XYZ30.86, 28.44, 96.79
Decimal5279741
Web safe#6699ff
Pantone279 C
Pantone279 CHex#508ffdRgb80 143 253Cmyk68 43 0 1Lab60 15 -61Darker#0246bcDeep#0962fcLighter#9cbef9

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 68, 43, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #508ffd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
68 43 0 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
67 44 4 7
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 #508ffd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #508ffd; }
.text { color: #508ffd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508ffd; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #508ffd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.14:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.69:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #508ffd 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 #508ffd 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 #508ffd 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 #508ffd are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.