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
#6495ED12.2cornflowerblue#6495ED12.2Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC816.8Dodger blue#1E90FF17.4dodgerblue#1E90FF17.4Bleu de France#318CE718.2Medium purple#9370DB19.7mediumpurple#9370DB19.7Middle blue purple#8B72BE20.4Tufts blue#3E8EDE20.7Navy blue (Crayola)#1974D220.9Lavender (floral)#B57EDC21.7Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.6:1fails
Black text 8.09:1passes 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.