Cornflower Blue

#6495ED

Cornflower Blue #6495ED

Shades of Cornflower Blue

#6393ED

#5883D2

#4D72B8

#42629E

#375283

#2C4169

#21314F

#162034

#0B101A

#000000

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Tints of Cornflower Blue

#6393ED

#739EEF

#84AAF1

#95B6F3

#A6C1F5

#B7CDF7

#C8D9F9

#DAE6FB

#ECF2FD

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Cornflower Blue

#538EFD

#5C91F3

#6694EA

#6F97E0

#799AD7

#829DCE

#8B9FC4

#95A2BB

#9EA5B1

#A8A8A8

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What color is Cornflower Blue

Cornflower Blue is a light medium bright shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Sky Blue, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Cornflower Blue is a cool color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Cornflower Blue

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Cornflower Blue is #6495ED.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Cornflower Blue has 39%% Red, 58% Green, and 93% Blue.
Cornflower Blue has 219° Hue, 58% Saturation, and 93% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Cornflower Blue has 219° Hue, 79% Saturation, and 66% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Cornflower Blue has 58% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow, and 7% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#6495ED

RGB

(100, 149, 237)

(39%, 58%, 93%)

HSV

(219°, 58, 93)

(61%, 58%, 93%)

HSL

(219°, 79, 66)

(61%, 79%, 66%)

CMYK

(58, 37, 0, 7)

(58%, 37%, 0%, 7%)

How does Cornflower Blue contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Cornflower Blue is 30%, which is low.
Cornflower Blue has a higher contrast with black than white. Cornflower Blue and black have a 7.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text. Cornflower Blue and white have a 3.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

30%

AAA (7.1)

insufficient (3.0)

Example Black

Example White

Example Black

Example White

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What colors go with Cornflower Blue

Summer

#334567

#BE536C

#6495ED

#E1C4D3

#E8EBEE

Winter

#6C2F77

#8861EA

#6495ED

#E6BBEE

#E8EBEE

Spring

#2A423E

#678984

#6495ED

#A7DAC4

#E8EBEE

Analogous

#2E3B59

#6275A0

#6495ED

#B1C8FC

#E8EBEE

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How to mix Cornflower Blue paint

To mix Cornflower Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 42% Blue, 12% Cyan, 7% Black, 39% White, as shown below.

Yellow

0%

Red

0%

Green

0%

Blue

42%

Cyan

12%

Magenta

0%

Black

7%

White

39%

To mix Cornflower Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 33% Cyan, 21% Magenta, 7% Black, 39% White, as shown below.

Cyan

33%

Magenta

21%

Yellow

0%

Black

7%

White

39%

What colors are similar to Cornflower Blue

Colors similar to Cornflower Blue are: Soft Blue, Havelock Blue, Dark Sky Blue, Light Steel Blue, and Celestial Blue. Soft Blue is more blue and darker than Cornflower Blue. Havelock Blue is more cyan and brighter and darker than Cornflower Blue. Dark Sky Blue is more cyan and brighter and darker than Cornflower Blue. Light Steel Blue is paler and darker than Cornflower Blue. Celestial Blue is more cyan and brighter and darker than Cornflower Blue.

Soft Blue

#6488EA

more blue,

darker

Havelock Blue

#5590D9

more cyan,

brighter,

darker

Dark Sky Blue

#448EE4

more cyan,

brighter,

darker

Light Steel Blue

#728FCE

paler,

darker

Celestial Blue

#4997D0

more cyan,

brighter,

darker