The colour lab
Close to Cornflower blue
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.
Cornflower blue
#6495ED10.1cornflowerblue#6495ED10.1Bleu de France#318CE716.5Dodger blue#1E90FF16.9dodgerblue#1E90FF16.9Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC817.2Tufts blue#3E8EDE18.7Navy blue (Crayola)#1974D220Middle blue purple#8B72BE20.4French sky blue#77B5FE21Medium purple#9370DB21.3mediumpurple#9370DB21.3Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.6:1fails
Black text 8.06:1passes 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.