Cornflower blue

#5686ec

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 #5686ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5686ec

RGB86, 134, 236

HSL221, 80%, 63%

HSV221, 64%, 93%

CMYK64%, 43%, 0%, 7%

Lab57.16, 15.38, -56.38

XYZ27.5, 25.08, 82.75

Decimal5670636

Web safe#6699ff

Pantone279 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#3c73e9 #2260e6 #1854d3 #1549b9 #123f9e #0f3484 #0c2a6a #092050 #061536 #030b1c

Tints of cornflower blue

#6591ee #759cef #84a7f1 #93b2f3 #a2bdf5 #b2c8f6 #c1d3f8 #d0defa #e0e9fb #eff4fd

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#ecbc56 Analogous#56d1ec Analogous#7156ec Triadic#ec5686 Triadic#86ec56 Split complementary#ec7156 Split complementary#d1ec56

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 64, 43, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5686ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

64 43 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

63 44 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 #5686ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5686ec; }
.text { color: #5686ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5686ec; }

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 #5686ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5686ec 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 #5686ec 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 #5686ec 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

Every value on this page for #5686ec is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.