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6 Types of Cornflower Blue

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(Van Gogh - Young Man With Cornflower)
Cornflower blue is a purplish blue based on the color of blue cornflowers that were historically common as a wild flower in Europe but are now endangered in their native habitat due to herbicides. This is an ancient name for a color that is steeped in lore. In European folklore, a young man in love would wear a cornflower and if the flower faded quickly it was considered a sign that the feelings where unrequited. Cornflower blue is mentioned at least once in every Chuck Palahniuk novel and is referenced twice in the film Fight Club where it appears to symbolize complacency and obsession over mindlessly unimportant details. Indeed, cornflower blue is considered a calming color that is almost offendingly unoffending. The following are common variations of cornflower blue.
Cornflower
#5170d7
Cornflower (X11)
#6495ed
Cornflower Blue
#7391c8
Cyan Cornflower Blue
#188bc2
Light Cornflower Blue
#93ccea
Young Cornflower
#bbffff

Associations

Cornflower blue is an html color name that was one of the original X11 colors. It is was commonly included in color palettes in early office productivity software and is thus familiar to office workers and visual designers.
Cornflower blue is considered an unoffending color that is a safe choice to the point of being complacent and irritating. This may be due to overuse by office workers such that the color is now associated with corporate documents and presentations.
Historically associated with both love and unrequited love.
A favorite color of well known European artists including Van Gogh and Johannes Vermeer.
Associated with nationalism or national colors in several European countries including Germany, Austria, Estonia and France.
Associated with German history due to a story about Queen Louise of Prussia hiding her children in a field of cornflowers from Napoleon's forces.

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