Cornflower blue

#76a6f7

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 218 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 #76a6f7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#76a6f7

RGB118, 166, 247

HSL218, 89%, 72%

HSV218, 52%, 97%

CMYK52%, 33%, 0%, 3%

Lab67.9, 6.36, -45.31

XYZ37.9, 37.84, 93.3

Decimal7775991

Web safe#6699ff

Pantone284 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#5691f5 #377df3 #1768f1 #0d59da #0b4cbb #093f9b #07337c #05265c #04193d #020c1d

Tints of cornflower blue

#82aef8 #8eb6f8 #9abdf9 #a6c5fa #b2cdfb #bed5fb #caddfc #d6e4fd #e2ecfd #eef4fe

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#f7c776 Analogous#76e6f7 Analogous#8776f7 Triadic#f776a6 Triadic#a6f776 Split complementary#f78776 Split complementary#e7f776

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 52, 33, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #76a6f7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 33 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 34 4 9

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Cornflower blue in css

Copy #76a6f7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #76a6f7; }
.text { color: #76a6f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a6f7; }

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 #76a6f7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #76a6f7 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 #76a6f7 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 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 #76a6f7 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 #76a6f7 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.