Cornflower blue

A cornflower
Cornflower blue (X11)
 
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Hex triplet#6495ED
sRGBB (r, g, b)(100, 149, 237)
HSV (h, s, v)(219°, 58%, 93%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(62, 83, 254°)
SourceX11
ISCC–NBS descriptorBrilliant blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Cornflower (Crayola)
 
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Hex triplet#93CCEA
sRGBB (r, g, b)(147, 204, 234)
HSV (h, s, v)(201°, 37%, 92%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(79, 42, 228°)
SourceCrayola
ISCC–NBS descriptorVery light greenish blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Cornflower blue is a shade of medium-to-light blue containing relatively little green. This hue was one of the favorites of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.[1]

Cornflower blue sapphire
Cornflower blue sapphire

The most valuable blue sapphires are called cornflower blue, having a medium-dark violet-blue hue.[2]

  1. ^ "Jan Vermeer of Delft". hollandhistory.net. Holland History. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  2. ^ Parker, Sybil P., ed. (1997). "cornflower". McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. Vol. 16. McGraw-Hill. p. 30. ISBN 9780079115041.