Cornflower blue

#699deb

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

Cornflower blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. 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 #699deb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#699deb

RGB105, 157, 235

HSL216, 76%, 67%

HSV216, 55%, 92%

CMYK55%, 33%, 0%, 8%

Lab64.25, 5.06, -44.52

XYZ32.88, 33.12, 83.26

Decimal6921707

Web safe#6699ff

Pantone284 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#4e8be7 #3279e4 #1d69da #195cbf #164ea3 #124188 #0f346d #0b2752 #071a36 #040d1b

Tints of cornflower blue

#76a6ed #84afef #91b7f0 #9fc0f2 #acc9f4 #bad2f6 #c7daf8 #d4e3f9 #e2ecfb #eff5fd

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#ebb769 Analogous#69deeb Analogous#7669eb Triadic#eb699d Triadic#9deb69 Split complementary#eb7669 Split complementary#deeb69

Cornflower blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 55, 33, 0, 8.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

55 33 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

55 34 4 14

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 #699deb straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #699deb 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 #699deb 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 #699deb 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 #699deb is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.