Cornflower blue

#72b1fb

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 212 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Cornflower blue color values

Every conversion for #72b1fb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#72b1fb

RGB114, 177, 251

HSL212, 94%, 72%

HSV212, 55%, 98%

CMYK55%, 29%, 0%, 2%

Lab70.86, 0.52, -42.85

XYZ40.07, 41.99, 97.26

Decimal7516667

Web safe#6699ff

Pantone284 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#519ffa #318df9 #107bf8 #066be1 #055bc0 #054ca0 #043c7f #032d5f #021e3e #010e1e

Tints of cornflower blue

#7eb8fb #8bbffc #97c6fc #a3ccfc #b0d3fd #bcdafd #c9e1fd #d5e8fe #e1effe #eef5ff

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#fbbc72 Analogous#72f5fb Analogous#7872fb Triadic#fb72b1 Triadic#b1fb72 Split complementary#fb7872 Split complementary#f5fb72

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 55, 29, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #72b1fb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

55 29 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

55 31 4 8

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 #72b1fb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #72b1fb; }
.text { color: #72b1fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72b1fb; }

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 #72b1fb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #72b1fb 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 #72b1fb 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 #72b1fb 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 #72b1fb is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.