Cornflower blue

Cornflower blue color values

Every conversion for #72a6e0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Cornflower blue in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #72a6e0 on both.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #72a6e0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #72a6e0; }
.text { color: #72a6e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a6e0; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #72a6e0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #72a6e0 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 #72a6e0 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #72a6e0 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values