Cornflower Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #8c6e37 |
| Complementary Color | #c7aa73 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cornflower Blue Color. The Northern Sky color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mini Bay (#8aadcf) for more calm effect. Try Ocean Bubble as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c7aa73 is the best complementary color to Cornflower Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7391c8 complementary color is Laser, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Cove are #73bbc7 and #7f73c7. Thus found on the left and right of #7391c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Half Baked and Blue Marguerite colors as they work well with Cornflower Blue.
The split-complementary Cornflower Blue palette consists of #bbc773 and #c77f73 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7aa73). Try Wild Willow and Contessa colors in combination with #7391c8, 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 #7391c8 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cornflower Blue. Thus Mantis and Puce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cornflower Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Laser, Fuchsia Pink, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #7391c8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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 Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c7aa73) and two others. The Puce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monte Carlo – 120° from the complementary Laser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c77390 and #73c7aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #7391c8 is made of 25% red, 32% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Cornflower Blue has a hue angle of 218.82°, a saturation of 43.59% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7391c8 is made of 33.33% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #7391c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,145,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 32%, 43% |
| CMYK | 33.33, 21.57, 0, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(218.82,43.59%,61.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.82,42.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.9481,3.822,-31.7428) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.621,28.0658,58.605) |