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)
#766EC813.2Cornflower blue#6495ED14.6cornflowerblue#6495ED14.6Medium purple#9370DB15.3mediumpurple#9370DB15.3Dodger blue#1E90FF17.6dodgerblue#1E90FF17.6Middle blue purple#8B72BE18.7Savoy blueblu Savoia#4B61D119.1Bleu de France#318CE719.3Royal blue (light)#4169E119.4royalblue#4169E119.4Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.95:1fails
Black text 7.13:1passes 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.