Cornflower blue

#698bf9

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

This is Cornflower blue, a vivid blue at 226 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 #698bf9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#698bf9

RGB105, 139, 249

HSL226, 92%, 69%

HSV226, 58%, 98%

CMYK58%, 44%, 0%, 2%

Lab60.17, 20.1, -58.71

XYZ32.16, 28.31, 93.39

Decimal6917113

Web safe#6699ff

Pantone279 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#4a73f8 #2b5bf7 #0c43f5 #093ad8 #0731b9 #06299a #05217b #04185c #02103d #01081d

Tints of cornflower blue

#7695fa #84a0fa #91aafb #9eb4fb #abbefc #b9c9fc #c6d3fd #d3ddfd #e1e7fe #eef2fe

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#f9d769 Analogous#69d3f9 Analogous#8f69f9 Triadic#f9698b Triadic#8bf969 Split complementary#f98f69 Split complementary#d3f969

Cornflower blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 58, 44, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #698bf9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

58 44 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

57 44 4 8

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #698bf9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #698bf9; }
.text { color: #698bf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698bf9; }

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 #698bf9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #698bf9 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 #698bf9 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 #698bf9 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 #698bf9 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.