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
#6495ED9cornflowerblue#6495ED9Bleu de France#318CE716.2French sky blue#77B5FE16.9Tufts blue#3E8EDE17.2Dodger blue#1E90FF18.4dodgerblue#1E90FF18.4Maximum blue purple#ACACE619.8Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC820.2Little boy blue#6CA0DC20.8Navy blue (Crayola)#1974D221.7Middle blue purple#8B72BE22Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.41:1fails
Black text 8.7:1passes 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.