Cornflower blue

#87a3da

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Cornflower blue color values

Every conversion for #87a3da, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#87a3da

RGB135, 163, 218

HSL220, 53%, 69%

HSV220, 38%, 85%

CMYK38%, 25%, 0%, 15%

Lab66.83, 3.88, -31.01

XYZ35.74, 36.41, 71.47

Decimal8889306

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone284 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#6e90d2 #567dcb #3d6ac3 #355dab #2d4f93 #26427a #1e3561 #162749 #0f1a30 #070d17

Tints of cornflower blue

#92abdd #9cb3e1 #a7bbe4 #b2c4e7 #bcccea #c7d4ee #d1dcf1 #dce4f4 #e7ecf8 #f1f5fb

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#dabe87 Analogous#87ccda Analogous#9487da Triadic#da87a3 Triadic#a3da87 Split complementary#da9587 Split complementary#ccda87

Cornflower blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 38, 25, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #87a3da on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 25 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 27 4 21

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 #87a3da straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #87a3da; }
.text { color: #87a3da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a3da; }

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 #87a3da against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #87a3da 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 #87a3da 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 #87a3da 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 #87a3da 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.