Cornflower
#408ACE · Cornflower
#408ACE is Cornflower, a cool blue color. It has an RGB value of 64, 138, 206 and a relative luminance of 0.237, 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
3.66:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.74:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #408ACE?
#408ACE is Cornflower, a cool blue color. In RGB it is 64, 138, 206, and in HSL it is 209°, 59%, 53%.
Is #408ACE a light or dark color?
#408ACE has a relative luminance of 0.237, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #408ACE?
Its complementary color is #CE8540. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.