Cornflower blue

#669fcd

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

Cornflower blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. 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 #669fcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#669fcd

RGB102, 159, 205

HSL207, 51%, 60%

HSV207, 50%, 80%

CMYK50%, 22%, 0%, 20%

Lab63.37, -5.89, -29.3

XYZ28.9, 32.03, 62.42

Decimal6725581

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone284 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#5192c6 #3e85be #3776a9 #306894 #2a597f #234a6a #1c3c56 #152d41 #0e1f2c #081017

Tints of cornflower blue

#74a8d2 #82b1d6 #90b9db #9ec2df #accbe4 #bad4e8 #c8dced #d6e5f1 #e4eef6 #f2f7fb

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#cd9466 Analogous#66cdc8 Analogous#666ccd Triadic#cd669f Triadic#9fcd66 Split complementary#cd666b Split complementary#cdc866

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 50, 22, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #669fcd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

50 22 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

50 24 4 26

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cornflower blue in css

Copy #669fcd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #669fcd; }
.text { color: #669fcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669fcd; }

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 #669fcd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #669fcd 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 #669fcd 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 #669fcd 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 #669fcd is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.