Cornflower blue

#7087d8

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 227 degrees. 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 #7087d8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7087d8
RGB112, 135, 216
HSL227, 57%, 64%
HSV227, 48%, 85%
CMYK48%, 38%, 0%, 15%
Lab57.78, 13.64, -44.14
XYZ27.74, 25.73, 68.47
Decimal7374808
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone279 C
Pantone279 CHex#7087d8Rgb112 135 216Cmyk48 38 0 15Lab58 14 -44Darker#283f92Deep#3858c9Lighter#abb8e4

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Cornflower blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 48, 38, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7087d8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
48 38 0 15
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
48 39 4 21
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 #7087d8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7087d8; }
.text { color: #7087d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7087d8; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #7087d8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.42:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.15:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7087d8 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 #7087d8 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 #7087d8 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #7087d8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.