Cornflower blue

#8ca6fc

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

This is Cornflower blue, a vivid blue at 226 degrees. 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 #8ca6fc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8ca6fc
RGB140, 166, 252
HSL226, 95%, 77%
HSV226, 44%, 99%
CMYK44%, 34%, 0%, 1%
Lab69.38, 12.88, -45.61
XYZ42.02, 39.88, 97.58
Decimal9217788
Web safe#9999ff
Pantone278 C
Pantone278 CHex#8ca6fcRgb140 166 252Cmyk44 34 0 1Lab69 13 -46Darker#063df3Deep#4670faLighter#d4ddfc

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Cornflower blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 44, 34, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8ca6fc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
44 34 0 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
44 35 4 7
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Cornflower blue in css

Copy #8ca6fc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8ca6fc; }
.text { color: #8ca6fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca6fc; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8ca6fc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.34:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.98:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8ca6fc 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 #8ca6fc 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 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 #8ca6fc 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 #8ca6fc 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.