Cornflower blue

#808ced

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 #808ced, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#808ced

RGB128, 140, 237

HSL233, 75%, 72%

HSV233, 46%, 93%

CMYK46%, 41%, 0%, 7%

Lab61.19, 20.73, -50.38

XYZ33.57, 29.46, 84.04

Decimal8424685

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone279 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#6371e9 #4557e5 #283ce1 #1d30cb #1929ad #142290 #101b73 #0c1455 #080d38 #04061b

Tints of cornflower blue

#8b96ef #96a0f0 #a1aaf2 #adb4f3 #b8bef5 #c3c9f6 #ced3f8 #d9ddfa #e4e7fb #eff1fd

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#ede180 Analogous#80c3ed Analogous#aa80ed Triadic#ed808c Triadic#8ced80 Split complementary#edab80 Split complementary#c2ed80

Cornflower blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 46, 41, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #808ced on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

46 41 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

46 42 4 13

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 #808ced straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #808ced; }
.text { color: #808ced; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808ced; }

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 #808ced against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #808ced 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 #808ced 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 #808ced 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 #808ced 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 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.