Cornflower
#2A8DE5 · Cornflower
#2A8DE5 is Cornflower, a cool blue color. It has an RGB value of 42, 141, 229 and a relative luminance of 0.252, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
blue
Luminance
0.25
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
3.48:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
6.04:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #2A8DE5?
#2A8DE5 is Cornflower, a cool blue color. In RGB it is 42, 141, 229, and in HSL it is 208°, 78%, 53%.
Is #2A8DE5 a light or dark color?
#2A8DE5 has a relative luminance of 0.252, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #2A8DE5?
Its complementary color is #E5812A. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.