CornflowerBlue Color
CornflowerBlue is a blue color with hex code #6495ED. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with cornflowerblue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
CornflowerBlue Color Values
What Does CornflowerBlue Mean?
CornflowerBlue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. CornflowerBlue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, CornflowerBlue is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: brilliant purplish blue, #6C79B8). It is also known as Guilliman Blue.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With CornflowerBlue
CornflowerBlue and #EDBD64 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #64D8ED and #7864ED, which sit beside cornflowerblue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair cornflowerblue with triadic partners #ED6494 and #94ED64. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Dark Sky Blue —
#448EE4(Delta E 6) - Soft Blue —
#6488EA(Delta E 9) - Havelock Blue —
#5590D9(Delta E 9) - Portage —
#8B9FEE(Delta E 10) - Periwinkle Blue —
#8F99FB(Delta E 12)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #6495ED; }
.background { background-color: #6495ED; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6495ED; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #6495ED40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for cornflowerblue?
CornflowerBlue has the hex code #6495ED. In RGB notation it is rgb(100, 149, 237), in HSL it is hsl(219, 79%, 66%), and its OKLCH value is 0.675, 0.141, 261.3.
What does the color cornflowerblue mean?
Blue-family colors like cornflowerblue carry distinct psychological associations. CornflowerBlue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. CornflowerBlue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with cornflowerblue?
CornflowerBlue has three easy routes: its complement #EDBD64 for punch, its neighbors #64D8ED and #7864ED for something calmer, or triadic partners #ED6494 and #94ED64 when you want energy.
Is cornflowerblue a standard web color?
Yes — CornflowerBlue is part of the CSS named colors specification, so you can use it directly in CSS as #6495ED or with the keyword form where supported.
How do I make cornflowerblue lighter or darker?
To lighten cornflowerblue, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E4ECFC (lightest tint) to #061532 (darkest shade).
About CornflowerBlue
CornflowerBlue is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has alternative names including Guilliman Blue. The color is recognized by CSS3, X11, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #6495ED to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.