Cornflower blue

#6c8dcf

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, mid and soft. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Cornflower blue color values

Every conversion for #6c8dcf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6c8dcf
RGB108, 141, 207
HSL220, 51%, 62%
HSV220, 48%, 81%
CMYK48%, 32%, 0%, 19%
Lab58.74, 6.43, -37.6
XYZ26.97, 26.74, 62.77
Decimal7114191
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone279 C
Pantone279 CHex#6c8dcfRgb108 141 207Cmyk48 32 0 19Lab59 6 -38Darker#2a4882Deep#3c65b8Lighter#a5b8dd

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Cornflower blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 48, 32, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6c8dcf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
48 32 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
48 33 4 25
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 #6c8dcf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6c8dcf; }
.text { color: #6c8dcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8dcf; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6c8dcf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.31:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
6.35:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6c8dcf 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 #6c8dcf 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 #6c8dcf 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 #6c8dcf is computed, not guessed. 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.