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
#47ABCC5.9Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD66Blue (Weezer Blue Album cover)#189BCC6.1Weezy Blue#189BCC6.1Carolina blue#56A0D37.9Pacific blue#1CA9C99.2Iceberg#71A6D29.9Cyan (process)#00B7EB10.3Cerulean frost#6D9BC311.3United Nations blue#009EDB11.4Sora-iro空色#4D8FAC11.4Air superiority blue#72A0C111.4Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.79:1fails
Black text 7.53:1passes 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.