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The colour lab

Close to Middle blue purple

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.

Middle blue purple#8B72BE9.9 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC810.6 Cornflower blue#6495ED13.2 cornflowerblue#6495ED13.2 Purple mountain majesty#9678B614.3 Liberty#545AA717.4 Tufts blue#3E8EDE18.6 Bleu de France#318CE718.9 UCLA Blue#2D68C419.1 True Blue#2D68C419.1 Lavender (floral)#B57EDC19.3 Medium purple#9370DB19.6

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel

#8585D6 #D6D685

AnalogousIts neighbours

#8585D6 #85ADD6 #AD85D6

TriadicThree evenly spaced

#8585D6 #D68585 #85D685

Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

#8585D6 #D6AD85 #ADD685

TintsLighter

#8585D6 #BABAE8 #F0F0FA #F0F0F9

ShadesDarker

#8585D6 #5757C7 #3838A8 #29297A

Contrast with text

White text 3.32:1large text only

Black text 6.32:1passes 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.

The weekly palette

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