Cornflower Blue

Cornflower Blue is a light, saturated blue color with the hex code #6495ED (hue 219°, saturation 79%, lightness 66%). It is also the CSS named color cornflowerblue.

#6495ED

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Cornflower Blue	`#6495ED`	100, 149, 237	219°, 79%, 66%	58, 37, 0, 7	67.5% 0.141 261

Contrast with white text 2.97:1, with black text 7.06:1 — use black text on Cornflower Blue.

cornflowerblue is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: cornflowerblue works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#D1E0FA

#8DB1F2

#4882EA

#1859CE

#103B89

#081E45

Colors that go with Cornflower Blue

Six color schemes built on Cornflower Blue with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Flaming June (#EEBB66), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Dodger Blue (dodgerblue): Dodger Blue (#1E90FF) is darker than Cornflower Blue (relative luminance 0.274 vs 0.303) and more saturated, with its hue 9° away.
Steel Blue (steelblue): Steel Blue (#4682B4) is darker than Cornflower Blue (relative luminance 0.206 vs 0.303) and less saturated, with its hue 11° away.
Medium Purple (mediumpurple): Medium Purple (#9370DB) is darker than Cornflower Blue (relative luminance 0.229 vs 0.303) and less saturated, with its hue 41° away.
Deep Sky Blue (CSS) (deepskyblue): Deep Sky Blue (CSS) (#00BFFF) is lighter than Cornflower Blue (relative luminance 0.445 vs 0.303) and more saturated, with its hue 23° away.

Gradients with Cornflower Blue

Cornflower Blue to Medium Slate Blue

Similar light blue colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Cornflower Blue?

#6495ED — RGB 100, 149, 237, HSL 219°, 79%, 66%.

Is Cornflower Blue a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 219° on the color wheel.