Cornflower blue

#6892db

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 218 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 #6892db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6892db
RGB104, 146, 219
HSL218, 61%, 63%
HSV218, 53%, 86%
CMYK53%, 33%, 0%, 14%
Lab60.44, 6.24, -41.66
XYZ28.77, 28.62, 71.02
Decimal6853339
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone279 C
Pantone279 CHex#6892dbRgb104 146 219Cmyk53 33 0 14Lab60 6 -42Darker#234b92Deep#3069cbLighter#a5bde5

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Cornflower blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 53, 33, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6892db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
53 33 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
53 34 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cornflower blue in css

Copy #6892db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6892db; }
.text { color: #6892db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6892db; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6892db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.12:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
6.72:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6892db 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 #6892db 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 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 #6892db 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 #6892db are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.