Cornflower blue

#7c93e4

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 227 degrees. 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 #7c93e4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7c93e4

RGB124, 147, 228

HSL227, 66%, 69%

HSV227, 46%, 89%

CMYK46%, 36%, 0%, 11%

Lab62.3, 13.03, -43.66

XYZ32.75, 30.75, 77.61

Decimal8164324

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone279 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#617ddf #4767d9 #2c51d4 #2647b9 #213d9f #1b3284 #162869 #101e4f #0b1434 #050a19

Tints of cornflower blue

#889de6 #93a6e9 #9fb0eb #aab9ee #b6c3f0 #c2ccf2 #cdd6f5 #d9e0f7 #e5e9fa #f0f3fc

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#e4cd7c Analogous#7cc7e4 Analogous#997ce4 Triadic#e47c93 Triadic#93e47c Split complementary#e4997c Split complementary#c7e47c

Cornflower blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 46, 36, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7c93e4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

46 36 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

46 37 4 17

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 #7c93e4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7c93e4; }
.text { color: #7c93e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c93e4; }

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 #7c93e4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7c93e4 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 #7c93e4 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 #7c93e4 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 #7c93e4 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.