Cornflower blue

#7da8f0

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, light and strong. 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 #7da8f0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7da8f0

RGB125, 168, 240

HSL218, 79%, 72%

HSV218, 48%, 94%

CMYK48%, 30%, 0%, 6%

Lab68.5, 4.72, -40.52

XYZ38.19, 38.66, 87.89

Decimal8235248

Web safe#6699ff

Pantone284 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#5f94ed #4180e9 #236ce6 #185ccf #144fb1 #114293 #0e3475 #0a2757 #071a39 #030c1b

Tints of cornflower blue

#88b0f1 #94b7f3 #9fbff4 #abc7f5 #b6cef7 #c1d6f8 #cdddf9 #d8e5fb #e4edfc #eff4fd

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#f0c57d Analogous#7de2f0 Analogous#8c7df0 Triadic#f07da8 Triadic#a8f07d Split complementary#f08c7d Split complementary#e2f07d

Cornflower blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 48, 30, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7da8f0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

48 30 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

48 32 4 12

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 #7da8f0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7da8f0; }
.text { color: #7da8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7da8f0; }

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 #7da8f0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7da8f0 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 #7da8f0 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 #7da8f0 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

The figures for #7da8f0 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.