The colour lab
Close to Cornflower 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.
Cornflower blue
#6495ED12.6cornflowerblue#6495ED12.6Dodger blue#1E90FF13.5dodgerblue#1E90FF13.5Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC813.7Navy blue (Crayola)#1974D215.7Bleu de France#318CE715.9UCLA Blue#2D68C416.7True Blue#2D68C416.7Royal blue (light)#4169E117.1royalblue#4169E117.1Savoy blueblu Savoia#4B61D117.3Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 3.16:1large text only
Black text 6.65:1passes AA
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.