Cornflower blue

#869ec5

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 soft. 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 #869ec5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#869ec5

RGB134, 158, 197

HSL217, 35%, 65%

HSV217, 32%, 77%

CMYK32%, 20%, 0%, 23%

Lab64.61, 0.89, -22.78

XYZ32.14, 33.55, 57.61

Decimal8822469

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone645 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#728ebb #5d7db2 #4e6ea3 #44618f #3b537a #314566 #273752 #1d2a3d #141c29 #0a0e15

Tints of cornflower blue

#91a7ca #9cafcf #a7b8d5 #b2c1da #bccadf #c7d2e4 #d2dbea #dde4ef #e8edf4 #f3f5f9

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#c5ad86 Analogous#86bec5 Analogous#8e86c5 Triadic#c5869e Triadic#9ec586 Split complementary#c58e86 Split complementary#bec586

Cornflower blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 32, 20, 0, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #869ec5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

32 20 0 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 22 4 29

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 #869ec5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #869ec5; }
.text { color: #869ec5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869ec5; }

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 #869ec5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #869ec5 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 #869ec5 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 #869ec5 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 #869ec5 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.