Cornflower blue

#7082db

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

This is Cornflower blue, a strong blue at 230 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 #7082db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7082db
RGB112, 130, 219
HSL230, 60%, 65%
HSV230, 49%, 86%
CMYK49%, 41%, 0%, 14%
Lab56.61, 17.53, -47.68
XYZ27.45, 24.52, 70.3
Decimal7373531
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone279 C
Pantone279 CHex#7082dbRgb112 130 219Cmyk49 41 0 14Lab57 18 -48Darker#263996Deep#3750cdLighter#acb6e6

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Cornflower blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 49, 41, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7082db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
49 41 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
49 42 4 20
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 #7082db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7082db; }
.text { color: #7082db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7082db; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #7082db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.56:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.90:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7082db 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 #7082db sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #7082db and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from cornflower blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #7082db are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.