Cornflower blue

#6797bf

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 207 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 #6797bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6797bf
RGB103, 151, 191
HSL207, 41%, 58%
HSV207, 46%, 75%
CMYK46%, 21%, 0%, 25%
Lab60.59, -5.27, -25.75
XYZ26.06, 28.78, 53.47
Decimal6789055
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone542 C
Pantone542 CHex#6797bfRgb103 151 191Cmyk46 21 0 25Lab61 -5 -26Darker#2d4e6aDeep#42739dLighter#9cb9d1

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 46, 21, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6797bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
46 21 0 25
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
46 23 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 #6797bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6797bf; }
.text { color: #6797bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6797bf; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6797bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.11:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.76:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6797bf 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 #6797bf 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 #6797bf 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

Here is how the numbers for #6797bf are worked out. 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.