Cornflower blue

#7e95ea

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 227 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 #7e95ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7e95ea

RGB126, 149, 234

HSL227, 72%, 71%

HSV227, 46%, 92%

CMYK46%, 36%, 0%, 8%

Lab63.24, 14.11, -45.49

XYZ34.2, 31.87, 82.19

Decimal8295914

Web safe#6699ff

Pantone279 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#627ee5 #4566e1 #294fdc #2043c4 #1b39a8 #17308c #12266f #0e1c53 #091337 #04091a

Tints of cornflower blue

#899eec #95a8ee #a0b1f0 #abbaf1 #b7c4f3 #c2cdf5 #ced6f7 #d9e0f9 #e4e9fb #f0f2fd

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#ead37e Analogous#7ecbea Analogous#9d7eea Triadic#ea7e95 Triadic#95ea7e Split complementary#ea9d7e Split complementary#cbea7e

Cornflower blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 46, 36, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7e95ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

46 36 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

46 37 4 14

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 #7e95ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7e95ea; }
.text { color: #7e95ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e95ea; }

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 #7e95ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7e95ea 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 #7e95ea 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 #7e95ea 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 #7e95ea 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.