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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)#766EC810.2 Medium purple#9370DB12.6 mediumpurple#9370DB12.6 Middle blue purple#8B72BE16.1 Cornflower blue#6495ED16.1 cornflowerblue#6495ED16.1 Savoy blueblu Savoia#4B61D117.3 Lavender (floral)#B57EDC17.5 Amethyst#9966CC17.7 Royal blue (light)#4169E118.4 royalblue#4169E118.4 UCLA Blue#2D68C418.8

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel

#8585EA #EAEA85

AnalogousIts neighbours

#8585EA #85B8EA #B885EA

TriadicThree evenly spaced

#8585EA #EA8585 #85EA85

Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

#8585EA #EAB885 #B8EA85

TintsLighter

#8585EA #C2C2F5 #EEEEFC #EEEEFB

ShadesDarker

#8585EA #5151E1 #2323D1 #1B1B9D

Contrast with text

White text 3.21:1large text only

Black text 6.54:1passes 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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