Cornflower Blue (#6495ED)

The hex code for Cornflower Blue is #6495ED. It is rgb(100, 149, 237) in RGB, hsl(219, 79%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 37%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK — a light blue. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6495ED

HEX#6495ED

RGBrgb(100, 149, 237)

HSLhsl(219, 79%, 66%)

HSVhsv(219, 58%, 93%)

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

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.141 261.3)

LABlab(61.23% 3.05 -50.19)

LCHlch(61.23% 50.28 273.47)

Colors Closest to Cornflower Blue

Cornflower Blue is a registered color name, also listed as Cornflower Blue (Web). These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 3.45 Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 8.67 Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 13.68 Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 14.56 Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 14.63 Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 14.94

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#6495ED Channel Values

How Cornflower Blue breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 100 · G 149 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 219° · S 79% · L 66%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 219° · S 58% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 58% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.97:1 vs white · 7.06:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Cornflower Blue background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Cornflower Blue

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Cornflower Blue; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Cornflower Blue

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Cornflower Blue Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6495ED

Protanopia#8E8EED

Protanomaly#7F91ED

Deuteranopia#8787EE

Deuteranomaly#7B8DED

Tritanopia#44A4A4

Tritanomaly#539EC5

Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #6495ED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--cornflower-blue: #6495ED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6495ED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'cornflower-blue': '#6495ED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.392, green: 0.584, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="cornflower_blue">#6495ED</color>

SVG fillfill="#6495ED"

More Blue Colors

Cornflower Blue sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

657586 648bbe 666699 64609a 6666cc 627dca 6666ff 62748e 6699cc 6161ff 6699ff 615fff 7b7be5 9999cc bbbbf2 d7e1ee f5f5ff 0000ff 0073cf 0e1520 1974d2 272e34 353d45 4b4bd8

#6495ED Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Cornflower Blue?

The hex code for Cornflower Blue is #6495ED. That is rgb(100, 149, 237) in RGB, hsl(219, 79%, 66%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(58%, 37%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #6495ED?

#6495ED is rgb(100, 149, 237) — red 100, green 149, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6495ED?

#6495ED converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 37%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6495ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6495ED scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Is CornflowerBlue a CSS named color?

Yes. CornflowerBlue is one of the CSS named colors, so you can write color: cornflowerblue instead of the hex code.

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