Cornflower blue

#9794ff

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 open. 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 #9794ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9794ff
RGB151, 148, 255
HSL242, 100%, 79%
HSV242, 42%, 100%
CMYK41%, 42%, 0%, 0%
Lab65.73, 26.73, -52.95
XYZ41.4, 34.98, 99.18
Decimal9934079
Web safe#9999ff
Pantone659 C
Pantone659 CHex#9794ffRgb151 148 255Cmyk41 42 0 0Lab66 27 -53Darker#0c05ffDeep#524dffLighter#deddfd

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Cornflower blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 41, 42, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9794ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
41 42 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
42 43 4 6
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 #9794ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9794ff; }
.text { color: #9794ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9794ff; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9794ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.63:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.00:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9794ff 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 #9794ff 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 #9794ff 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

Every value on this page for #9794ff is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.