Cornflower (#9ACEEB)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.69:1 — vs black: 12.40:1

Color values

HEX #9ACEEB
RGB rgb(154, 206, 235)
HSL hsl(201, 34%, 92%)
CMYK cmyk( 34.47, 12.34, 0, 7.84 )
Websafe #99CCFF

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Tags

Mood

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Style

Pastel (210) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9ACEEB based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Cornflower
#9ACEEB Base

#EBB79A

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Cornflower
#9ACEEB Base

#9AEBDF

#9AA5EB

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Cornflower
#9ACEEB Base

#EB9ACE

#CEEB9A

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Cornflower
#9ACEEB Base

#EB9AA5

#EBDF9A

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Cornflower
#9ACEEB Base

#DF9AEB

#EBB79A

#A5EB9A

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Cornflower
#9ACEEB Base

#278CC5

#5AAFDE

#78BDE4

#BCDFF2

#DAEDF8

#EAF5FB

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Cornflower, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #040F15

— #103A52

— #1C668F

— #2891CB

— #5DB1DF

Cornflower #9ACEEB Base

— #AAD6EE

— #BADDF1

— #CAE5F4

— #DAEDF8

— #EAF5FB

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #9ACEEB. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9ACEEB;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #9ACEEB;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9ACEEB;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9ACEEB,
        #F2E9E4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9ACEEB,
        #F2E9E4
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$cornflower: #9ACEEB;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cornflower-r: 154;
$cornflower-g: 206;
$cornflower-b: 235;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cornflower;
    color: rgba($cornflower-r, $cornflower-g, $cornflower-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Cornflower appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #9ACEEB How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #C1C1EC Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #C9C9EB Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #94D2D2 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #C7C7C7 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Cornflower ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cornflower #9ACEEB Base

Light Cornflower Blue #93CCEA ΔE 1.07

Baby Blue #89CFF0 ΔE 2.73

Sky Blue #87CEEB ΔE 3.39

Pale Cerulean #9BC4E2 ΔE 3.41

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.