Cornflower blue

#60a5db

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 strong. 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 #60a5db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#60a5db
RGB96, 165, 219
HSL206, 63%, 62%
HSV206, 56%, 86%
CMYK56%, 25%, 0%, 14%
Lab65.37, -6.3, -33.99
XYZ31.07, 34.51, 72.04
Decimal6333915
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone284 C
Pantone284 CHex#60a5dbRgb96 165 219Cmyk56 25 0 14Lab65 -6 -34Darker#205d8cDeep#2d83c7Lighter#9ec5e4

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Cornflower blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 56, 25, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #60a5db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
56 25 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
56 27 4 20
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 #60a5db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #60a5db; }
.text { color: #60a5db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60a5db; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #60a5db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.66:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.90:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #60a5db 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 #60a5db 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 #60a5db 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

Every value on this page for #60a5db is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.