Cornflower blue

#6c97ff

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 222 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Cornflower blue color values

Every conversion for #6c97ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6c97ff

RGB108, 151, 255

HSL222, 100%, 71%

HSV222, 58%, 100%

CMYK58%, 41%, 0%, 0%

Lab63.79, 15.49, -56.21

XYZ35.3, 32.54, 99.03

Decimal7116799

Web safe#6699ff

Pantone279 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#4b7fff #2a68ff #0850ff #0043e6 #003ac5 #0030a4 #002682 #001c61 #001340 #00091f

Tints of cornflower blue

#79a0ff #86a9ff #93b2ff #a0bcff #adc5ff #b9ceff #c6d7ff #d3e0ff #e0e9ff #edf2ff

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#ffd46c Analogous#6ce0ff Analogous#8a6cff Triadic#ff6c97 Triadic#97ff6c Split complementary#ff8b6c Split complementary#e0ff6c

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, 41, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6c97ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

58 41 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

57 42 4 6

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 #6c97ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6c97ff; }
.text { color: #6c97ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c97ff; }

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 #6c97ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6c97ff 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 #6c97ff 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 #6c97ff 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 #6c97ff 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.