Cornflower blue

#88a1d3

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 #88a1d3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#88a1d3
RGB136, 161, 211
HSL220, 46%, 68%
HSV220, 36%, 83%
CMYK36%, 24%, 0%, 17%
Lab66.08, 3.41, -28.29
XYZ34.66, 35.43, 66.64
Decimal8954323
Web safe#9999cc
Pantone659 C
Pantone659 CHex#88a1d3Rgb136 161 211Cmyk36 24 0 17Lab66 3 -28Darker#375695Deep#5478c0Lighter#becbe4

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Cornflower blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 36, 24, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #88a1d3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
36 24 0 17
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
37 26 4 23
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 #88a1d3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #88a1d3; }
.text { color: #88a1d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a1d3; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #88a1d3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.60:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.09:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #88a1d3 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 #88a1d3 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 #88a1d3 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

The figures for #88a1d3 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.