Cornflower blue

#9f99f4

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

This is Cornflower blue, a vivid blue at 244 degrees. 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 #9f99f4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9f99f4

RGB159, 153, 244

HSL244, 81%, 78%

HSV244, 37%, 96%

CMYK35%, 37%, 0%, 4%

Lab67.04, 22.96, -44.84

XYZ42.02, 36.69, 90.45

Decimal10459636

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#8078f0 #6157ed #4236e9 #2618e2 #2015c1 #1b11a0 #150e7f #100a5e #0a073d #05031c

Tints of cornflower blue

#a7a2f5 #afaaf6 #b7b3f7 #bfbbf8 #c7c4f9 #d0cdfa #d8d5fa #e0defb #e8e6fc #f0effd

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#eef499 Analogous#99c1f4 Analogous#cc99f4 Triadic#f49f99 Triadic#99f49f Split complementary#f4cc99 Split complementary#c1f499

Cornflower blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 35, 37, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9f99f4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

35 37 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

36 38 4 10

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 #9f99f4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9f99f4; }
.text { color: #9f99f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f99f4; }

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 #9f99f4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9f99f4 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 #9f99f4 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 #9f99f4 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

Here is how the numbers for #9f99f4 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.