Cornflower
#2D8AE1 · Cornflower
#2D8AE1 is Cornflower, a cool blue color. It has an RGB value of 45, 138, 225 and a relative luminance of 0.242, 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
3.60:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.83:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #2D8AE1?
#2D8AE1 is Cornflower, a cool blue color. In RGB it is 45, 138, 225, and in HSL it is 209°, 75%, 53%.
Is #2D8AE1 a light or dark color?
#2D8AE1 has a relative luminance of 0.242, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #2D8AE1?
Its complementary color is #E1842D. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.