Cornflower blue

#6fa4ea

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 214 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 #6fa4ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6fa4ea
RGB111, 164, 234
HSL214, 75%, 68%
HSV214, 53%, 92%
CMYK53%, 30%, 0%, 8%
Lab66.42, 2.03, -40.55
XYZ34.68, 35.87, 82.94
Decimal7316714
Web safe#6699ff
Pantone284 C
Pantone284 CHex#6fa4eaRgb111 164 234Cmyk53 30 0 8Lab66 2 -41Darker#1a5bb0Deep#317de1Lighter#b1ccf0

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

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 53, 30, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6fa4ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
53 30 0 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
53 32 4 14
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 #6fa4ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6fa4ea; }
.text { color: #6fa4ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fa4ea; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6fa4ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.57:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.17:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6fa4ea 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 #6fa4ea 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 #6fa4ea 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

The figures for #6fa4ea come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.