Cornflower blue

#9295f7

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 soft. 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 #9295f7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9295f7
RGB146, 149, 247
HSL238, 86%, 77%
HSV238, 41%, 97%
CMYK41%, 40%, 0%, 3%
Lab65.22, 22.71, -49.42
XYZ39.39, 34.32, 92.54
Decimal9606647
Web safe#9999ff
Pantone659 C
Pantone659 CHex#9295f7Rgb146 149 247Cmyk41 40 0 3Lab65 23 -49Darker#1118e9Deep#4f54f2Lighter#d6d8fa

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

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 41, 40, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9295f7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
41 40 0 3
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
42 41 4 9
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 #9295f7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9295f7; }
.text { color: #9295f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9295f7; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9295f7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.67:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.86:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9295f7 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 #9295f7 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 #9295f7 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 #9295f7 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.