Cornflower blue

#809cbc

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

This is Cornflower blue, a soft blue at 212 degrees. 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 #809cbc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#809cbc
RGB128, 156, 188
HSL212, 31%, 62%
HSV212, 32%, 74%
CMYK32%, 17%, 0%, 26%
Lab63.34, -2.05, -19.72
XYZ29.87, 32.0, 52.18
Decimal8428732
Web safe#9999cc
Pantone645 C
Pantone645 CHex#809cbcRgb128 156 188Cmyk32 17 0 26Lab63 -2 -20Darker#3c5571Deep#5478a0Lighter#b1c1d3

Shades of cornflower blue

Tints of cornflower blue

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Cornflower blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 32, 17, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #809cbc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
32 17 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
33 20 4 32
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 #809cbc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #809cbc; }
.text { color: #809cbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809cbc; }

How cornflower blue looks on light and dark

Cornflower blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #809cbc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.84:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.40:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #809cbc 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 #809cbc 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 #809cbc 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 #809cbc 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. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.