Cornflower blue

#97a8ea

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

Cornflower blue is a light blue that reads relaxed. 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 #97a8ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#97a8ea

RGB151, 168, 234

HSL228, 66%, 75%

HSV228, 35%, 92%

CMYK35%, 28%, 0%, 8%

Lab69.84, 9.67, -35.04

XYZ41.62, 40.53, 83.47

Decimal9939178

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2717 C

Shades of cornflower blue

#7a8fe4 #5c77de #3f5ed8 #294aca #233fad #1d348f #172a72 #111f54 #0b1437 #050919

Tints of cornflower blue

#a0afec #a9b7ee #b2beef #bbc6f1 #c4cdf3 #ccd5f5 #d5dcf7 #dee4f8 #e7ebfa #f0f3fc

Colors that go with cornflower blue

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Cornflower blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 35, 28, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #97a8ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

35 28 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

36 30 4 14

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 #97a8ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #97a8ea; }
.text { color: #97a8ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a8ea; }

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 #97a8ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #97a8ea 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 #97a8ea 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 #97a8ea 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #97a8ea are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.