The colour lab
Close to Violet-blue (Crayola)
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.
Violet-blue (Crayola)
#766EC88.1Medium purple#9370DB12.9mediumpurple#9370DB12.9Savoy blueblu Savoia#4B61D114.8Middle blue purple#8B72BE15.7UCLA Blue#2D68C415.8True Blue#2D68C415.8Cornflower blue#6495ED15.9cornflowerblue#6495ED15.9Royal blue (light)#4169E116.3royalblue#4169E116.3Navy blue (Crayola)#1974D216.8Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 3.56:1large text only
Black text 5.9:1passes 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.