The colour lab
Close to Maximum 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.
Maximum blue
#47ABCC3.2Pacific blue#1CA9C94.9Blue (Munsell)#0093AF7.3Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD67.5Sora-iro空色#4D8FAC9.7Blue (Weezer Blue Album cover)#189BCC10.9Weezy Blue#189BCC10.9Air superiority blue#72A0C112.8Cyan (process)#00B7EB14Asagi-iro浅葱色#48929B14.2Carolina blue#56A0D314.2Gunjō-iro群青色#5D8CAE14.4Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.91:1fails
Black text 7.22:1passes 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.