Pale Cornflower Blue is a light pastel shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Pastel Sky Blue, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Pale Cornflower Blue is a pastel color. Pale Cornflower Blue is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Pale Cornflower Blue is #ABCDEF.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Pale Cornflower Blue has 67%% Red, 80% Green, and 94% Blue.
Pale Cornflower Blue has 210° Hue, 28% Saturation, and 94% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Pale Cornflower Blue has 210° Hue, 67% Saturation, and 80% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Pale Cornflower Blue has 28% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow, and 6% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#ABCDEF |
|
RGB |
(171, 205, 239) |
(67%, 80%, 94%) |
HSV |
(210°, 28, 94) |
(58%, 28%, 94%) |
HSL |
(210°, 67, 80) |
(58%, 67%, 80%) |
CMYK |
(28, 14, 0, 6) |
(28%, 14%, 0%, 6%) |
The natural luminance of Pale Cornflower Blue is 59%, which is medium high.
Pale Cornflower Blue has a higher contrast with black than white.
Pale Cornflower Blue and black have a 12.7:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Pale Cornflower Blue and white have a 1.7:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
59% |
AAA (12.7) |
insufficient (1.7) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Pale Cornflower Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 18% Blue, 9% Cyan, 6% Black, 67% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
18%
Cyan
9%
Magenta
0%
Black
6%
White
67%
To mix Pale Cornflower Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 18% Cyan, 9% Magenta, 6% Black, 67% White, as shown below.
Cyan
18%
Magenta
9%
Yellow
0%
Black
6%
White
67%
Colors similar to Pale Cornflower Blue are: Blue Angel, Jeans Blue, Baby Blue, Light Blue Grey, and Pale Aqua. Blue Angel is more blue and paler than Pale Cornflower Blue. Jeans Blue is more cyan and brighter than Pale Cornflower Blue. Baby Blue is brighter than Pale Cornflower Blue. Light Blue Grey is more blue and paler than Pale Cornflower Blue. Pale Aqua is more cyan and paler and lighter than Pale Cornflower Blue.