Cornflower blue

#939bdd

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 234 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 #939bdd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#939bdd

RGB147, 155, 221

HSL234, 52%, 72%

HSV234, 33%, 87%

CMYK33%, 30%, 0%, 13%

Lab65.64, 12.53, -34.44

XYZ36.81, 34.87, 73.2

Decimal9673693

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2716 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#7983d5 #606bcd #4654c5 #3845b1 #303b98 #28317e #202764 #171d4b #0f1331 #070917

Tints of cornflower blue

#9ca4e0 #a6ace3 #afb5e6 #b9bee9 #c2c7ec #cccfef #d5d8f2 #dfe1f5 #e8eaf8 #f1f2fb

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#ddd593 Analogous#93c0dd Analogous#b093dd Triadic#dd939b Triadic#9bdd93 Split complementary#ddb093 Split complementary#c0dd93

Cornflower blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 33, 30, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #939bdd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 30 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 32 4 19

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Cornflower blue in css

Copy #939bdd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #939bdd; }
.text { color: #939bdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #939bdd; }

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 #939bdd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #939bdd 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 #939bdd 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 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 #939bdd 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 #939bdd is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.