Cornflowerblue #6495ED
Cornflowerblue is a medium, highly saturated cool-toned color with a cool cast. Defined as one of the 148 CSS named colors in the W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 specification.
Use cases: Trust UI · Corporate accents
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #6495ED | |
| RGB | rgb(100, 149, 237) | |
| HSL | hsl(219, 79%, 66%) | |
| HSV | hsv(219, 58%, 93%) | |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.46% 0.141 261.3) | |
| OKLab | oklab(67.46% -0.0213 -0.1397) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 37.1%, 0%, 7.1%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2837, 30.316, 84.3073) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.9, 9.3, -49.3) | |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.9, 50.2, 280.7°) | |
| Luminance | 0.303 (WCAG relative) |
Source: W3C CSS named color. CSS keyword: cornflowerblue.
Collections: Pastel Blue Colors · Light Blue Shades
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)
Shades (toward black)
Tints (toward white)
Tones (toward gray)
Color harmonies
Complementary
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Best text on cornflowerblue
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Soft Blue #6488EA | 4.43 | |
| Dodgerblue #1E90FF | 5.50 | |
| Faded Blue #658CBB | 5.88 | |
| Dodger Blue #3E82FC | 6.11 | |
| Azure #007FFF | 7.86 | |
| Periwinkle Blue #8F99FB | 8.27 |
Related colors
Colors that go with cornflowerblue
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Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.