Cornflower blue

#8f8dff

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, light and vivid. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Cornflower blue color values

Every conversion for #8f8dff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8f8dff

RGB143, 141, 255

HSL241, 100%, 78%

HSV241, 45%, 100%

CMYK44%, 45%, 0%, 0%

Lab63.43, 28.85, -56.64

XYZ38.9, 32.11, 98.76

Decimal9407999

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone659 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#6b68ff #4744ff #231fff #0400fa #0400d5 #0300b1 #02008c #020068 #010043 #01001f

Tints of cornflower blue

#9897ff #a2a0ff #abaaff #b5b3ff #bebdff #c8c7ff #d1d0ff #dbdaff #e4e4ff #ededff

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#fdff8d Analogous#8dc4ff Analogous#c88dff Triadic#ff8f8d Triadic#8dff8f Split complementary#ffc88d Split complementary#c4ff8d

Cornflower blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 44, 45, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8f8dff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

44 45 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 45 4 6

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 #8f8dff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8f8dff; }
.text { color: #8f8dff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8dff; }

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 #8f8dff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8f8dff 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 #8f8dff 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 #8f8dff 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

Every value on this page for #8f8dff is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.