Internet Colors - Set of 1035

Pale Cornflower Blue Color 677 - #ABCDEF

Cornflower blue, a shade of azure, is a shade of light blue with relatively little green compared to blue. This color was one of the favorites of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, the other being yellow. Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) are among the few "blue" flowers that are truly blue, most "blue" flowers being a darker blue-purple. The most valuable blue sapphires are those that are cornflower blue, having a medium-dark violet-blue tone.