#6495EDCornflowerblue is a rich, strongly saturated, mid-toned cool blue (#6495ED).
At hue 219° with 79% saturation, cornflowerblue lands firmly in the blue family — a cool color through and through. Colors in this range are commonly associated with trust, calm and competence, which makes cornflowerblue a natural fit for corporate branding, links and interfaces that need to feel dependable.
Cornflowerblue is bright enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on cornflowerblue hits 7.06:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 2.97:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of cornflowerblue sits at 39° — #EDBD64, close to sandybrown — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same cool temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for cornflowerblue in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from cornflowerblue's position on the color wheel (hue 219°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix cornflowerblue toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how cornflowerblue performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Cornflowerblue | 2.97:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Cornflowerblue | 7.06:1 | AAA | AAA |
#797AD8#7673D3#66C7C3Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword cornflowerblue directly.
:root {
--cornflowerblue: #6495ED;
--cornflowerblue-rgb: 100, 149, 237;
--cornflowerblue-tint: #AAC5F5;
--cornflowerblue-shade: #375282;
}
.btn-cornflowerblue {
background: var(--cornflowerblue);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'cornflowerblue': {
DEFAULT: '#6495ED',
light: '#AAC5F5',
dark: '#375282',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.