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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)#766EC813.8 Cornflower blue#6495ED15 cornflowerblue#6495ED15 Medium purple#9370DB15.4 mediumpurple#9370DB15.4 Dodger blue#1E90FF17 dodgerblue#1E90FF17 Royal blue (light)#4169E118.6 royalblue#4169E118.6 Savoy blueblu Savoia#4B61D118.6 Bleu de France#318CE719.4 Navy blue (Crayola)#1974D219.5

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel

#848DF6 #F6EC84

AnalogousIts neighbours

#848DF6 #84C6F6 #B384F6

TriadicThree evenly spaced

#848DF6 #F6848D #8DF684

Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

#848DF6 #F6B384 #C6F684

TintsLighter

#848DF6 #C6CAFB #ECEDFE #EDEEFD

ShadesDarker

#848DF6 #4B59F1 #1224ED #0E1BB4

Contrast with text

White text 2.95:1fails

Black text 7.12:1passes 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.

The weekly palette

Every Monday: seven colours you may not know, what the world is wearing this week, and one idea about colour.