Cornflower
#6495ED · Cornflower
#6495ED is Cornflower, a cool blue color. It has an RGB value of 100, 149, 237 and a relative luminance of 0.303, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
blue
Luminance
0.30
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
2.97:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
7.06:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #6495ED?
#6495ED is Cornflower, a cool blue color. In RGB it is 100, 149, 237, and in HSL it is 219°, 79%, 66%.
Is #6495ED a light or dark color?
#6495ED has a relative luminance of 0.303, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #6495ED?
Its complementary color is #EDBD64. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.