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Cornflower Palette

Cornflower Palette: #6A8EDB, #DBB86B, #6BC7DB, #806BDB. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Cornflower Palette assigns primary #6A8EDB, secondary #DBB86B, surface #6BC7DB, background #806BDB, accent #000000. The set spans Blue, Orange, Cyan, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #DBB86B at 0.504; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
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6use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#6A8EDBCornflower
Secondary#DBB86B#DBB86B
Surface#6BC7DB#6BC7DB
Background#806BDB#806BDB
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-cornflower-primary: #6A8EDB;
--palette-cornflower-secondary: #DBB86B;
--palette-cornflower-surface: #6BC7DB;
--palette-cornflower-background: #806BDB;
--palette-cornflower-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#6A8EDB
Black 6.5:1 · White 3.23:1
Best #000000
Secondary#DBB86B
Black 11.08:1 · White 1.9:1
Best #000000
Surface#6BC7DB
Black 10.82:1 · White 1.94:1
Best #000000
Background#806BDB
Black 5.04:1 · White 4.16:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Cornflower 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 Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2752
Black text6.5:1AA Pass
White text3.23:1AA 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": "#6A8EDB",
    "name": "Cornflower"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#DBB86B",
    "name": "#DBB86B"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#6BC7DB",
    "name": "#6BC7DB"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#806BDB",
    "name": "#806BDB"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#6A8EDB",
    "name": "Cornflower",
    "blackContrast": 6.5,
    "whiteContrast": 3.23,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#DBB86B",
    "name": "#DBB86B",
    "blackContrast": 11.08,
    "whiteContrast": 1.9,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#6BC7DB",
    "name": "#6BC7DB",
    "blackContrast": 10.82,
    "whiteContrast": 1.94,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#806BDB",
    "name": "#806BDB",
    "blackContrast": 5.04,
    "whiteContrast": 4.16,
    "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 palette",
  "generated palette",
  "blue palette",
  "orange palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-cornflower-primary: #6A8EDB;\n--palette-cornflower-secondary: #DBB86B;\n--palette-cornflower-surface: #6BC7DB;\n--palette-cornflower-background: #806BDB;\n--palette-cornflower-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "cornflower",
  "name": "Cornflower Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "cornflower",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Cornflower, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Cornflower Palette combines primary #6A8EDB, secondary #DBB86B, surface #6BC7DB, background #806BDB, 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": [
    "cornflower palette",
    "generated palette",
    "blue palette",
    "orange palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#6A8EDB",
      "slug": "cornflower",
      "name": "Cornflower",
      "rgb": [
        106,
        142,
        219
      ],
      "hsl": [
        221,
        61,
        64
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        52,
        35,
        0,
        14
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2752,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.5,
        "white": 3.23
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cornflower/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#DBB86B",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#DBB86B",
      "rgb": [
        219,
        184,
        107
      ],
      "hsl": [
        41,
        61,
        64
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        16,
        51,
        14
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.504,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.08,
        "white": 1.9
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#6BC7DB",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#6BC7DB",
      "rgb": [
        107,
        199,
        219
      ],
      "hsl": [
        191,
        61,
        64
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        51,
        9,
        0,
        14
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4909,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.82,
        "white": 1.94
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#806BDB",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#806BDB",
      "rgb": [
        128,
        107,
        219
      ],
      "hsl": [
        251,
        61,
        64
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        42,
        51,
        0,
        14
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2022,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.04,
        "white": 4.16
      },
      "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",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#6A8EDB",
      "name": "Cornflower"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#DBB86B",
      "name": "#DBB86B"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#6BC7DB",
      "name": "#6BC7DB"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#806BDB",
      "name": "#806BDB"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#6A8EDB",
      "name": "Cornflower",
      "blackContrast": 6.5,
      "whiteContrast": 3.23,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#DBB86B",
      "name": "#DBB86B",
      "blackContrast": 11.08,
      "whiteContrast": 1.9,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#6BC7DB",
      "name": "#6BC7DB",
      "blackContrast": 10.82,
      "whiteContrast": 1.94,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#806BDB",
      "name": "#806BDB",
      "blackContrast": 5.04,
      "whiteContrast": 4.16,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-cornflower-primary: #6A8EDB;\n--palette-cornflower-secondary: #DBB86B;\n--palette-cornflower-surface: #6BC7DB;\n--palette-cornflower-background: #806BDB;\n--palette-cornflower-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/cornflower.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cornflower.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/cornflower/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/cornflower.json"
}
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