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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)#766EC814 Medium purple#9370DB14.7 mediumpurple#9370DB14.7 Cornflower blue#6495ED16 cornflowerblue#6495ED16 Dodger blue#1E90FF17.8 dodgerblue#1E90FF17.8 Royal blue (light)#4169E118.6 royalblue#4169E118.6 Savoy blueblu Savoia#4B61D118.7 Lavender (floral)#B57EDC19.6 Middle blue purple#8B72BE19.8

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel

#878DF7 #F7F287

AnalogousIts neighbours

#878DF7 #87C5F7 #BA87F7

TriadicThree evenly spaced

#878DF7 #F7878D #8DF787

Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

#878DF7 #F7BA87 #C5F787

TintsLighter

#878DF7 #CACDFC #ECEDFE #ECEDFD

ShadesDarker

#878DF7 #4E56F4 #141FF0 #0C15BB

Contrast with text

White text 2.92:1fails

Black text 7.18:1passes 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.