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The colour lab

Close to Pacific blue

What is this colour called?

The closest names in the swatch book, nearest first. The number is the distance in CIE Lab space: under 2 is hard to tell apart by eye.

Pacific blue#1CA9C911.3Sky blue (Crayola)#76D7EA13.1Dark turquoise#00CED113.9darkturquoise#00CED113.9Maximum blue green#30BFBF14Maximum blue#47ABCC14.1Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD614.4Middle blue#7ED4E614.7Vivid sky blue#00CCFF15.2Robin egg blue#00CCCC15.4Cyan (process)#00B7EB17Medium turquoise#48D1CC17.4

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel
AnalogousIts neighbours
TriadicThree evenly spaced
Split complementaryEither side of its opposite
TintsLighter
ShadesDarker

Contrast with text

White text 2.16:1fails
Black text 9.74:1passes AAA

Ratios follow the WCAG 2 formula. 4.5:1 is the usual minimum for body text.

Through colour-blind eyes

Typical vision
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
No colour

A simulation. Real colour vision varies from person to person.

The weekly palette

Every Monday: seven colours you may not know, what the world is wearing this week, and one idea about colour.