Cornflower blue

#83a4db

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 grounded. 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 #83a4db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#83a4db

RGB131, 164, 219

HSL218, 55%, 69%

HSV218, 40%, 86%

CMYK40%, 25%, 0%, 14%

Lab66.89, 2.52, -31.48

XYZ35.42, 36.49, 72.19

Decimal8627419

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone284 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#6a92d4 #5180cd #396ec5 #3260ac #2b5293 #24447b #1c3762 #152949 #0e1b30 #070d18

Tints of cornflower blue

#8eacde #99b4e1 #a4bce5 #afc4e8 #bacceb #c5d5ee #d0ddf1 #dbe5f5 #e6edf8 #f1f5fb

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#dbba83 Analogous#83d0db Analogous#8e83db Triadic#db83a4 Triadic#a4db83 Split complementary#db8e83 Split complementary#d0db83

Cornflower blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 40, 25, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #83a4db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 25 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 27 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cornflower blue in css

Copy #83a4db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #83a4db; }
.text { color: #83a4db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a4db; }

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 #83a4db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #83a4db 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 #83a4db 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 #83a4db 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 #83a4db come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.