Cornflower is soft, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #ae8f28 |
| Complementary Color | #d7b750 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (226.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Cornflower Color. The Monarchist color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Savoy Blue (#4b61d1) for more calm effect. Try Warm Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d7b750 is the best complementary color to Cornflower. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5170d7 complementary color is Tacha, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Havelock Blue are #50b3d7 and #7450d7. Thus found on the left and right of #5170d7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shakespeare and Medium Purple colors as they work well with Cornflower.
The split-complementary Cornflower palette consists of #b3d750 and #d77450 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7b750). Try Conifer and Raw Sienna colors in combination with #5170d7, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #5170d7 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cornflower. Thus Pastel Green and Cabaret giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cornflower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tacha, Orchid, and Emerald split by 90° on the color wheel. #5170d7 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cornflower tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#d7b750) and two others. The Cabaret is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turquoise – 120° from the complementary Tacha. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7506f and #50d7b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #5170d7 is made of 20% red, 27% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Cornflower has a hue angle of 226.12°, a saturation of 62.62% and a lightness of 58.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5170d7 is made of 52.55% cyan, 40.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #5170d7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,112,215) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 27%, 53% |
| CMYK | 52.55, 40.39, 0, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(226.12,62.62%,58.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(226.12,62.33%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.7907,20.85,-56.4091) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4533,18.244,66.6807) |