Cornflower blue

#83a2ca

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for cornflower blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Cornflower blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. 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 #83a2ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#83a2ca
RGB131, 162, 202
HSL214, 40%, 65%
HSV214, 35%, 79%
CMYK35%, 20%, 0%, 21%
Lab65.69, -0.92, -23.92
XYZ32.94, 34.93, 60.88
Decimal8626890
Web safe#9999cc
Pantone284 C
Pantone284 CHex#83a2caRgb131 162 202Cmyk35 20 0 21Lab66 -1 -24Darker#395a85Deep#517cb5Lighter#b7c8dd

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Cornflower blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 35, 20, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #83a2ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
35 20 0 21
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
36 22 4 27
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 #83a2ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #83a2ca; }
.text { color: #83a2ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a2ca; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #83a2ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.63:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.99:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #83a2ca 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 #83a2ca 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 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 #83a2ca 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

Every value on this page for #83a2ca 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.