All you need to know about Cornflower.
Find out what the color means and how you can pair it with other colors to achieve beautiful results.
Cornflower is a beautiful medium blue blended with a hint of green. It is named after the Centaurea cyanus, also known as cornflower or bachelor’s button. This color combination is unique from traditional shades of blue, bringing together the calmness and peace of blue and the stability and nature tone of green.
If you want to create a calm and soothing design theme, pair Cornflower with other light blues. With a background of Cornflower, you can utilize colors like yellow, seafoam green and orange as a highlight. Besides, Cornflower works amazingly with pastel colors too.
Cornflower hex code: #9ACEEB
Color conversion
HEX
#9ACEEB
RGB DECIMAL
154, 206, 235
RGB PERCENTAGE
0.6, 0.8, 0.9
HSL
201.5, 0.7, 0.8, 1.0
HSV
201.5, 0.3, 0.9
CMYK
0.3, 0.1, 0.0, 0.1
LAB
80.2, -9.9, -19.7
NUMBER
10145515
LUMINANCE
0.57
Suggested color combination with Cornflower
Looking for Cornflower-related hues?
These would work too:
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