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)
#766EC813.2Medium purple#9370DB14.9mediumpurple#9370DB14.9Cornflower blue#6495ED15.1cornflowerblue#6495ED15.1Dodger blue#1E90FF17.5dodgerblue#1E90FF17.5Savoy blueblu Savoia#4B61D118.6Royal blue (light)#4169E118.7royalblue#4169E118.7Middle blue purple#8B72BE18.9Navy blue (Crayola)#1974D219.5Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.98:1fails
Black text 7.05:1passes 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.