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
#47ABCC3.4Pacific blue#1CA9C94.3Blue (Munsell)#0093AF7.4Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD68Sora-iro空色#4D8FAC10.6Blue (Weezer Blue Album cover)#189BCC12.2Weezy Blue#189BCC12.2Asagi-iro浅葱色#48929B13.6Air superiority blue#72A0C113.7Cyan (process)#00B7EB14.5Horizon blue#7CA2B815.2Carolina blue#56A0D315.5Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.85:1fails
Black text 7.36:1passes 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.