Cornflower blue

#7f93dc

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 strong. 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 #7f93dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7f93dc
RGB127, 147, 220
HSL227, 57%, 68%
HSV227, 42%, 86%
CMYK42%, 33%, 0%, 14%
Lab62.12, 11.48, -39.48
XYZ32.1, 30.55, 71.91
Decimal8360924
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone659 C
Pantone659 CHex#7f93dcRgb127 147 220Cmyk42 33 0 14Lab62 11 -39Darker#2c45a0Deep#4764cdLighter#bac4e9

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 42, 33, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7f93dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
42 33 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
43 34 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Cornflower blue in css

Copy #7f93dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7f93dc; }
.text { color: #7f93dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f93dc; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #7f93dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.95:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.11:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7f93dc 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 #7f93dc 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 #7f93dc 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 #7f93dc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.