Cornflower
#228EEC · Cornflower
#228EEC is Cornflower, a cool blue color. It has an RGB value of 34, 142, 236 and a relative luminance of 0.257, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
blue
Luminance
0.26
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
3.42:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
6.15:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #228EEC?
#228EEC is Cornflower, a cool blue color. In RGB it is 34, 142, 236, and in HSL it is 208°, 84%, 53%.
Is #228EEC a light or dark color?
#228EEC has a relative luminance of 0.257, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #228EEC?
Its complementary color is #EC8022. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.