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
#6495ED13.3cornflowerblue#6495ED13.3Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC816.3Dodger blue#1E90FF17.5dodgerblue#1E90FF17.5Medium purple#9370DB18.5mediumpurple#9370DB18.5Bleu de France#318CE718.9Middle blue purple#8B72BE20.4Navy blue (Crayola)#1974D221Lavender (floral)#B57EDC21.1Tufts blue#3E8EDE21.7Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.64:1fails
Black text 7.96:1passes 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.