Cornflower blue

#9aa2ee

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

This is Cornflower blue, a strong 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 #9aa2ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9aa2ee

RGB154, 162, 238

HSL234, 71%, 77%

HSV234, 35%, 93%

CMYK35%, 32%, 0%, 7%

Lab68.67, 14.92, -39.04

XYZ41.68, 38.88, 86.2

Decimal10134254

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#7b86e9 #5c69e4 #3d4dde #2434d4 #1e2db5 #192596 #141d77 #0f1658 #0a0e39 #04061a

Tints of cornflower blue

#a3aaef #abb2f1 #b4baf2 #bcc2f4 #c5c9f5 #cdd1f7 #d6d9f8 #dfe1fa #e7e9fb #f0f1fc

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#eee69a Analogous#9accee Analogous#bc9aee Triadic#ee9aa2 Triadic#a2ee9a Split complementary#eebc9a Split complementary#ccee9a

Cornflower blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 35, 32, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9aa2ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

35 32 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

36 33 4 13

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 #9aa2ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9aa2ee; }
.text { color: #9aa2ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa2ee; }

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 #9aa2ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9aa2ee 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 #9aa2ee 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 #9aa2ee 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 #9aa2ee is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.