Cornflower blue

#60a7d9

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

This is Cornflower blue, a strong blue at 205 degrees. 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 #60a7d9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#60a7d9

RGB96, 167, 217

HSL205, 61%, 61%

HSV205, 56%, 85%

CMYK56%, 23%, 0%, 15%

Lab65.85, -8.02, -32.13

XYZ31.17, 35.13, 70.78

Decimal6334425

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone2915 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#499ad4 #328ece #2c7eb8 #276fa1 #215f8b #1c4f74 #16405d #113046 #0b212f #061119

Tints of cornflower blue

#6eafdc #7db7e0 #8bbfe3 #9ac7e7 #a8cfea #b7d7ee #c5dff1 #d4e7f5 #e2eff8 #f1f7fc

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#d99260 Analogous#60d9cf Analogous#606ad9 Triadic#d960a7 Triadic#a7d960 Split complementary#d9606a Split complementary#d9cf60

Cornflower blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 56, 23, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #60a7d9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

56 23 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 25 4 21

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 #60a7d9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #60a7d9; }
.text { color: #60a7d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60a7d9; }

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 #60a7d9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #60a7d9 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 #60a7d9 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 #60a7d9 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 #60a7d9 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.