Cornflower blue

#7483c6

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

Cornflower blue sits in the blue band, mid and soft. 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 #7483c6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7483c6
RGB116, 131, 198
HSL229, 42%, 62%
HSV229, 41%, 78%
CMYK41%, 34%, 0%, 22%
Lab56.11, 11.71, -36.59
XYZ25.51, 24.02, 56.72
Decimal7635910
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone659 C
Pantone659 CHex#7483c6Rgb116 131 198Cmyk41 34 0 22Lab56 12 -37Darker#323f79Deep#4759acLighter#a9b2d8

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 41, 34, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7483c6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
41 34 0 22
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
42 35 4 28
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 #7483c6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7483c6; }
.text { color: #7483c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7483c6; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #7483c6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.62:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.80:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7483c6 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 #7483c6 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 #7483c6 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

The figures for #7483c6 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.