Cornflower blue

#8da8d2

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

This is Cornflower blue, a soft blue at 217 degrees. 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 #8da8d2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8da8d2

RGB141, 168, 210

HSL217, 43%, 69%

HSV217, 33%, 82%

CMYK33%, 20%, 0%, 18%

Lab68.26, 0.65, -24.37

XYZ36.62, 38.32, 66.44

Decimal9283794

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2717 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#7696c9 #5f85c0 #4873b7 #3f65a0 #365689 #2d4872 #24395b #1b2b44 #121c2d #090e16

Tints of cornflower blue

#97b0d6 #a1b7da #abbfde #b5c7e2 #c0cfe6 #cad6ea #d4deee #dee6f2 #e8eef6 #f2f5fa

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#d2b78d Analogous#8dcbd2 Analogous#948dd2 Triadic#d28da8 Triadic#a8d28d Split complementary#d2948d Split complementary#cbd28d

Cornflower blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 33, 20, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8da8d2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 20 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 22 4 24

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 #8da8d2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8da8d2; }
.text { color: #8da8d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da8d2; }

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 #8da8d2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8da8d2 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 #8da8d2 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 #8da8d2 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

Every value on this page for #8da8d2 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.