Cornflower blue

#7997db

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 222 degrees. 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 #7997db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7997db

RGB121, 151, 219

HSL222, 58%, 67%

HSV222, 45%, 86%

CMYK45%, 31%, 0%, 14%

Lab62.77, 7.35, -37.94

XYZ31.74, 31.31, 71.39

Decimal7968731

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone279 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#6184d4 #4871ce #3460c3 #2e54aa #274892 #213c7a #1a3061 #142449 #0d1831 #060c18

Tints of cornflower blue

#85a0de #91aae1 #9db3e5 #a9bce8 #b5c6eb #c1cfee #cdd8f2 #d9e1f5 #e5ebf8 #f1f4fb

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#dbbd79 Analogous#79c8db Analogous#8c79db Triadic#db7997 Triadic#97db79 Split complementary#db8c79 Split complementary#c8db79

Cornflower blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 45, 31, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7997db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 31 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 33 4 20

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cornflower blue in css

Copy #7997db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7997db; }
.text { color: #7997db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7997db; }

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 #7997db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7997db 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 #7997db 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 #7997db 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #7997db is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.