Cornflower blue

#599efc

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 215 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 #599efc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#599efc

RGB89, 158, 252

HSL215, 96%, 67%

HSV215, 65%, 99%

CMYK65%, 37%, 0%, 1%

Lab64.65, 7.03, -53.26

XYZ33.92, 33.61, 96.79

Decimal5873404

Web safe#6699ff

Pantone284 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#3b8cfb #1c7afb #046af3 #045cd5 #034fb7 #034298 #02357a #02275b #011a3d #010d1e

Tints of cornflower blue

#68a7fc #77affd #86b8fd #94c1fd #a3c9fd #b2d2fe #c1dbfe #d0e3fe #dfecfe #edf5ff

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#fcb759 Analogous#59effc Analogous#6659fc Triadic#fc599e Triadic#9efc59 Split complementary#fc6659 Split complementary#effc59

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 65, 37, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #599efc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 37 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 38 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 #599efc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #599efc; }
.text { color: #599efc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #599efc; }

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 #599efc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #599efc 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 #599efc 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 #599efc 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 #599efc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.