Cornflower blue

#699acd

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 211 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 #699acd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#699acd

RGB105, 154, 205

HSL211, 50%, 61%

HSV211, 49%, 80%

CMYK49%, 25%, 0%, 20%

Lab62.1, -2.38, -31.25

XYZ28.4, 30.52, 62.15

Decimal6920909

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone542 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#548cc6 #407ebf #3970aa #326295 #2b5480 #24466b #1d3956 #162b41 #0f1d2c #080f17

Tints of cornflower blue

#77a3d2 #84acd6 #92b6db #a0bfdf #adc8e4 #bbd1e8 #c9daed #d6e4f1 #e4edf6 #f2f6fb

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#cd9c69 Analogous#69cccd Analogous#6a69cd Triadic#cd699a Triadic#9acd69 Split complementary#cd6a69 Split complementary#cccd69

Cornflower blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 49, 25, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #699acd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

49 25 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

49 27 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Cornflower blue in css

Copy #699acd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #699acd; }
.text { color: #699acd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #699acd; }

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 #699acd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #699acd 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 #699acd 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 #699acd 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

Here is how the numbers for #699acd are worked out. 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.