Cornflower blue

#8f9bf3

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

This is Cornflower blue, a vivid blue at 233 degrees. 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 #8f9bf3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8f9bf3

RGB143, 155, 243

HSL233, 81%, 76%

HSV233, 41%, 95%

CMYK41%, 36%, 0%, 5%

Lab66.33, 17.39, -45.49

XYZ39.23, 35.75, 89.63

Decimal9411571

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone659 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#6f7ef0 #4f62ec #2f45e9 #182fdc #1428bc #11219c #0d1b7c #0a145c #060d3c #03061c

Tints of cornflower blue

#99a4f4 #a2acf5 #acb5f6 #b5bdf7 #bfc6f8 #c9cef9 #d2d7fa #dcdffb #e5e8fc #eff1fd

Colors that go with cornflower blue

Complementary#f3e78f Analogous#8fcdf3 Analogous#b58ff3 Triadic#f38f9b Triadic#9bf38f Split complementary#f3b58f Split complementary#cdf38f

Cornflower blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 41, 36, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8f9bf3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 36 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 37 4 11

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 #8f9bf3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8f9bf3; }
.text { color: #8f9bf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9bf3; }

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 #8f9bf3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8f9bf3 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 #8f9bf3 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 #8f9bf3 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 #8f9bf3 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.