Cornflower blue

#989bf7

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

Cornflower blue sits in the blue band, light and vivid. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Cornflower blue color values

Every conversion for #989bf7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#989bf7

RGB152, 155, 247

HSL238, 86%, 78%

HSV238, 38%, 97%

CMYK38%, 37%, 0%, 3%

Lab67.15, 20.78, -46.34

XYZ41.46, 36.83, 92.92

Decimal10001399

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#767af4 #5459f2 #3137ef #1219ea #0f15c7 #0d12a5 #0a0e83 #080a61 #05073f #02031c

Tints of cornflower blue

#a1a3f8 #a9acf8 #b2b4f9 #bbbdfa #c3c5fa #cccdfb #d5d6fc #dddefc #e6e7fd #eeeffe

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#f7f498 Analogous#98cbf7 Analogous#c498f7 Triadic#f7989b Triadic#9bf798 Split complementary#f7c498 Split complementary#cbf798

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 38, 37, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #989bf7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 37 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 38 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 #989bf7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #989bf7; }
.text { color: #989bf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #989bf7; }

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 #989bf7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #989bf7 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 #989bf7 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 #989bf7 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 #989bf7 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.