Cornflower blue

#8898f2

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

Cornflower blue is a light blue that reads relaxed. 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 #8898f2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8898f2

RGB136, 152, 242

HSL231, 80%, 74%

HSV231, 44%, 95%

CMYK44%, 37%, 0%, 5%

Lab65.04, 17.1, -47.0

XYZ37.41, 34.1, 88.62

Decimal8952050

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone659 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#697def #4962eb #2a47e8 #1835d7 #142db8 #112599 #0d1e7a #0a165a #060e3b #03071c

Tints of cornflower blue

#92a1f3 #9daaf4 #a7b3f5 #b1bcf6 #bbc5f8 #c6cdf9 #d0d6fa #dadffb #e5e8fc #eff1fd

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#f2e288 Analogous#88cdf2 Analogous#ad88f2 Triadic#f28898 Triadic#98f288 Split complementary#f2ad88 Split complementary#cdf288

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 44, 37, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8898f2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

44 37 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 38 4 11

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

Cornflower blue in css

Copy #8898f2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8898f2; }
.text { color: #8898f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8898f2; }

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 #8898f2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8898f2 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 #8898f2 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 #8898f2 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

Here is how the numbers for #8898f2 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.