Cornflower blue

#6a83f6

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 vivid. 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 #6a83f6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6a83f6

RGB106, 131, 246

HSL229, 89%, 69%

HSV229, 57%, 96%

CMYK57%, 47%, 0%, 4%

Lab57.99, 24.12, -60.53

XYZ30.69, 25.95, 90.58

Decimal6980598

Web safe#6699ff

Pantone279 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#4c6af4 #2d51f2 #0f37f1 #0d30d3 #0b29b4 #092296 #071b78 #051459 #040e3b #02071d

Tints of cornflower blue

#778ef7 #8499f8 #92a4f8 #9faff9 #acbafa #b9c5fb #c7d0fc #d4dbfc #e1e6fd #eef1fe

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#f6dd6a Analogous#6ac9f6 Analogous#976af6 Triadic#f66a83 Triadic#83f66a Split complementary#f6976a Split complementary#c9f66a

Cornflower blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 57, 47, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6a83f6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

57 47 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 47 4 10

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cornflower blue in css

Copy #6a83f6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6a83f6; }
.text { color: #6a83f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a83f6; }

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 #6a83f6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6a83f6 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 #6a83f6 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 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 #6a83f6 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 #6a83f6 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.