cornflower-blue
Soft sky shade
Cornflower-blue is a vivid, medium blue with a slight violet tint, named for the color of the cornflower blossom.
It describes eyes, fabrics, skies, and other things sharing this particular hue: Her cornflower-blue eyes stood out against her dark hair.
Also written as two words without a hyphen.
Small spiral-shelled mollusk
- ceruleanBright sky tone
- cornflowerBlue-petaled wildflower
- forget-me-notSmall flower symbolizing remembrance
- azureLight sky tone
Uncultivated flowering plant
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- petalsColored bloom segments
- bluebottleMetallic carrion fly
- gardenCultivated plant area
herbaceous · pollinator · bouquet · annual · European · bluet · prairie · botanical
Color matching standard
- swatchMaterial sample piece
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- dyePigment for changing hues
textile · bridesmaid · decor · upholstery · ceramic · glaze · watercolor · acrylic
Eye's pigmented disc
- gazeFixed, intent look
- bright-eyedAlert and enthusiastic
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- NordicOf northern Europe
Slavic · genetics · melanin · piercing · clear · vivid · expressive · heterochromia
periwinkle
Small spiral-shelled mollusk
- ceruleanBright sky tone
- cornflowerBlue-petaled wildflower
- forget-me-notSmall flower symbolizing remembrance
wildflower
Uncultivated flowering plant
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- petalsColored bloom segments
- bluebottleMetallic carrion fly
garden · herbaceous · pollinator · bouquet · annual · European · bluet · prairie · botanical · cornfield
Pantone
Color matching standard
dye · textile · bridesmaid · decor · upholstery · ceramic · glaze · watercolor · acrylic · interior
iris
Eye's pigmented disc
- gazeFixed, intent look
- bright-eyedAlert and enthusiastic
- strikingNoticeably impressive
Nordic · Slavic · genetics · melanin · piercing · clear · vivid · expressive · heterochromia · fair