Cornflower blue

#628dbf

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

This is Cornflower blue, a soft blue at 212 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 #628dbf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#628dbf
RGB98, 141, 191
HSL212, 42%, 57%
HSV212, 49%, 75%
CMYK49%, 26%, 0%, 25%
Lab57.47, -0.81, -30.58
XYZ23.97, 25.41, 52.93
Decimal6458815
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone542 C
Pantone542 CHex#628dbfRgb98 141 191Cmyk49 26 0 25Lab57 -1 -31Darker#2a4768Deep#3f699bLighter#98b2d1

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Cornflower blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 49, 26, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #628dbf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
49 26 0 25
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
49 28 4 31
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 #628dbf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #628dbf; }
.text { color: #628dbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #628dbf; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #628dbf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.45:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.08:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #628dbf 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 #628dbf 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 #628dbf 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 #628dbf is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.