Cornflower Blue (Crayola) (#93CCEA)

The hex code for Cornflower Blue (Crayola) is #93CCEA. It is rgb(147, 204, 234) in RGB, hsl(201, 67%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 13%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK — a light blue. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#93CCEA

RGBrgb(147, 204, 234)

HSLhsl(201, 67%, 75%)

HSVhsv(201, 37%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 13%, 0%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.072 231.7)

LABlab(78.91% -13.51 -21.10)

LCHlch(78.91% 25.05 237.38)

Colors Closest to Cornflower Blue (Crayola)

Cornflower Blue (Crayola) is a registered color name, also listed as Light Cornflower Blue. 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.

Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 3.94 Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 4.09 Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 5.27 Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 5.99 Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 6.4 Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 6.45

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#93CCEA Channel Values

How Cornflower Blue (Crayola) 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 147 · G 204 · B 234	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 201° · S 67% · L 75%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 201° · S 37% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 37% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.74:1 vs white · 12.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Cornflower Blue (Crayola) 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.

TextWhite text1.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Cornflower Blue (Crayola)

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Cornflower Blue (Crayola); 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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Tints & Shades of Cornflower Blue (Crayola)

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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How Cornflower Blue (Crayola) 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#93CCEA

Protanopia#C4C4EA

Protanomaly#B2C7EA

Deuteranopia#BCBCEB

Deuteranomaly#ADC2EB

Tritanopia#8CD0D0

Tritanomaly#8FCEDB

Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

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Using #93CCEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--cornflower-blue-crayola: #93CCEA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #93CCEA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'cornflower-blue-crayola': '#93CCEA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.800, blue: 0.918)

Android XML<color name="cornflower_blue_crayola">#93CCEA</color>

SVG fillfill="#93CCEA"

More Blue Colors

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

93d3fb 91b6d4 94b1ff 91a8ee 979aaa 91a3b0 97a3af 9186da 9999cc 90a1b9 9999eb 8f8fff b0c4de d1d5dc f0f8ff 0000cc 0066cc 098bdc 18187b 23a5f6 336084 456fa5 5cadff 74bbfb

#93CCEA Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Cornflower Blue (Crayola)?

The hex code for Cornflower Blue (Crayola) is #93CCEA. That is rgb(147, 204, 234) in RGB, hsl(201, 67%, 75%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(37%, 13%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #93CCEA?

#93CCEA is rgb(147, 204, 234) — red 147, green 204, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #93CCEA?

#93CCEA converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 13%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #93CCEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #93CCEA scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #93CCEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #93CCEA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 4.09, which is very hard to tell apart.

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