Cornflower blue

#6d8ec1

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Cornflower blue color values

Every conversion for #6d8ec1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6d8ec1
RGB109, 142, 193
HSL216, 40%, 59%
HSV216, 44%, 76%
CMYK44%, 26%, 0%, 24%
Lab58.46, 1.98, -30.13
XYZ25.61, 26.45, 54.21
Decimal7179969
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone279 C
Pantone279 CHex#6d8ec1Rgb109 142 193Cmyk44 26 0 24Lab58 2 -30Darker#2f4970Deep#4569a2Lighter#a2b5d4

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 44, 26, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6d8ec1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
44 26 0 24
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
44 28 4 30
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 #6d8ec1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6d8ec1; }
.text { color: #6d8ec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8ec1; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6d8ec1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.34:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
6.29:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6d8ec1 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 #6d8ec1 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 #6d8ec1 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

Here is how the numbers for #6d8ec1 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.