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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)#766EC813 Cornflower blue#6495ED13.7 cornflowerblue#6495ED13.7 Middle blue purple#8B72BE16.1 Medium purple#9370DB16.3 mediumpurple#9370DB16.3 Lavender (floral)#B57EDC17.9 Bleu de France#318CE719.7 Dodger blue#1E90FF20.2 dodgerblue#1E90FF20.2 Amethyst#9966CC20.7 Navy blue (Crayola)#1974D220.9

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel

#8F90F0 #F0EE8F

AnalogousIts neighbours

#8F90F0 #8FC1F0 #BE8FF0

TriadicThree evenly spaced

#8F90F0 #F08F90 #90F08F

Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

#8F90F0 #F0BE8F #C1F08F

TintsLighter

#8F90F0 #CECEF8 #EDEDFD #EEEEFC

ShadesDarker

#8F90F0 #595BE8 #2326E1 #181AAF

Contrast with text

White text 2.83:1fails

Black text 7.42:1passes 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.

The weekly palette

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