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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)#766EC810.8 Medium purple#9370DB13.7 mediumpurple#9370DB13.7 Middle blue purple#8B72BE15.2 Cornflower blue#6495ED15.3 cornflowerblue#6495ED15.3 Lavender (floral)#B57EDC16.8 Amethyst#9966CC18.3 Savoy blueblu Savoia#4B61D119.6 UCLA Blue#2D68C420 True Blue#2D68C420 Navy blue (Crayola)#1974D220.3

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel

#8B89EB #E9EB89

AnalogousIts neighbours

#8B89EB #89B9EB #BC89EB

TriadicThree evenly spaced

#8B89EB #EB8B89 #89EB8B

Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

#8B89EB #EBBC89 #B9EB89

TintsLighter

#8B89EB #C7C6F5 #EEEEFC #EEEEFB

ShadesDarker

#8B89EB #5755E2 #2724D6 #1E1BA1

Contrast with text

White text 3.05:1large text only

Black text 6.88:1passes AA

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.