The colour lab
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
#47ABCC1.5Pacific blue#1CA9C93.8Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD66.1Blue (Munsell)#0093AF9.4Blue (Weezer Blue Album cover)#189BCC11.5Weezy Blue#189BCC11.5Sora-iro空色#4D8FAC12.1Cyan (process)#00B7EB12.3Air superiority blue#72A0C113.8Carolina blue#56A0D314.5Iceberg#71A6D214.8Process Cyan#00B9F214.9Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.69:1fails
Black text 7.81:1passes 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.