Cornflower
#008AE6 · Cornflower
#008AE6 is Cornflower, a cool blue color. It has an RGB value of 0, 138, 230 and a relative luminance of 0.239, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
blue
Luminance
0.24
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
3.63:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.78:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #008AE6?
#008AE6 is Cornflower, a cool blue color. In RGB it is 0, 138, 230, and in HSL it is 204°, 100%, 45%.
Is #008AE6 a light or dark color?
#008AE6 has a relative luminance of 0.239, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #008AE6?
Its complementary color is #E65C00. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.