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Cornflower Blue Palette

Cornflower Blue Palette: #6495ED, #EDBD64, #64D8ED, #7864ED. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Cornflower Blue Palette assigns primary #6495ED, secondary #EDBD64, surface #64D8ED, background #7864ED, accent #000000. The set spans Blue, Orange, Cyan, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #64D8ED at 0.5794; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5use cases

Palette Color Roles

Cornflower Blue Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#6495EDCornflower Blue
Secondary#EDBD64#EDBD64
Surface#64D8ED#64D8ED
Background#7864ED#7864ED
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-cornflower-blue-primary: #6495ED;
--palette-cornflower-blue-secondary: #EDBD64;
--palette-cornflower-blue-surface: #64D8ED;
--palette-cornflower-blue-background: #7864ED;
--palette-cornflower-blue-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Cornflower Blue Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#6495ED
Black 7.06:1 · White 2.97:1
Best #000000
Secondary#EDBD64
Black 12.06:1 · White 1.74:1
Best #000000
Surface#64D8ED
Black 12.59:1 · White 1.67:1
Best #000000
Background#7864ED
Black 4.84:1 · White 4.34:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Cornflower Blue Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Cornflower Blue Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Cornflower Blue Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3032
Black text7.06:1AA Pass
White text2.97:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#6495ED",
    "name": "Cornflower Blue"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#EDBD64",
    "name": "#EDBD64"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#64D8ED",
    "name": "#64D8ED"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#7864ED",
    "name": "#7864ED"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#6495ED",
    "name": "Cornflower Blue",
    "blackContrast": 7.06,
    "whiteContrast": 2.97,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#EDBD64",
    "name": "#EDBD64",
    "blackContrast": 12.06,
    "whiteContrast": 1.74,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#64D8ED",
    "name": "#64D8ED",
    "blackContrast": 12.59,
    "whiteContrast": 1.67,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#7864ED",
    "name": "#7864ED",
    "blackContrast": 4.84,
    "whiteContrast": 4.34,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "cornflower blue palette",
  "generated palette",
  "blue palette",
  "orange palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-cornflower-blue-primary: #6495ED;\n--palette-cornflower-blue-secondary: #EDBD64;\n--palette-cornflower-blue-surface: #64D8ED;\n--palette-cornflower-blue-background: #7864ED;\n--palette-cornflower-blue-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "cornflower-blue",
  "name": "Cornflower Blue Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "cornflower-blue",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Cornflower Blue, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Cornflower Blue Palette combines primary #6495ED, secondary #EDBD64, surface #64D8ED, background #7864ED, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a blue palette, orange palette, cyan palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
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    "generated palette",
    "blue palette",
    "orange palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
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    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
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      "rgb": [
        100,
        149,
        237
      ],
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        219,
        79,
        66
      ],
      "cmyk": [
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        37,
        0,
        7
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3032,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.06,
        "white": 2.97
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cornflower-blue/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#EDBD64",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#EDBD64",
      "rgb": [
        237,
        189,
        100
      ],
      "hsl": [
        39,
        79,
        66
      ],
      "cmyk": [
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        7
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
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      "luminance": 0.5532,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 1.74
      },
      "wcag": {
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          "#36454F"
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        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
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        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
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      "slug": null,
      "name": "#64D8ED",
      "rgb": [
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        216,
        237
      ],
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        79,
        66
      ],
      "cmyk": [
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        9,
        0,
        7
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5794,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 1.67
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
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        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
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      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#7864ED",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#7864ED",
      "rgb": [
        120,
        100,
        237
      ],
      "hsl": [
        249,
        79,
        66
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        49,
        58,
        0,
        7
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1922,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.84,
        "white": 4.34
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
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      "tone": [
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      ],
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      },
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          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
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    }
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  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
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      "name": "Cornflower Blue"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#EDBD64",
      "name": "#EDBD64"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#64D8ED",
      "name": "#64D8ED"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#7864ED",
      "name": "#7864ED"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#6495ED",
      "name": "Cornflower Blue",
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      "whiteContrast": 2.97,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#EDBD64",
      "name": "#EDBD64",
      "blackContrast": 12.06,
      "whiteContrast": 1.74,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "hex": "#64D8ED",
      "name": "#64D8ED",
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      "whiteContrast": 1.67,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#7864ED",
      "name": "#7864ED",
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      "whiteContrast": 4.34,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cornflower-blue.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/cornflower-blue/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/cornflower-blue.json"
}
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