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
#6495ED13.8cornflowerblue#6495ED13.8Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC815.2Medium purple#9370DB17.2mediumpurple#9370DB17.2Dodger blue#1E90FF17.2dodgerblue#1E90FF17.2Bleu de France#318CE719Middle blue purple#8B72BE19.9Navy blue (Crayola)#1974D220.3Lavender (floral)#B57EDC20.6Royal blue (light)#4169E121Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.76:1fails
Black text 7.62:1passes 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.