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)
#766EC88.3Medium purple#9370DB11.1mediumpurple#9370DB11.1Middle blue purple#8B72BE11.3Lavender (floral)#B57EDC13.1Amethyst#9966CC14.6Purple mountain majesty#9678B618.3Cornflower blue#6495ED18.4cornflowerblue#6495ED18.4Royal purple#7851A918.7Liberty#545AA719.8Savoy blueblu Savoia#4B61D119.9Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 3.29:1large text only
Black text 6.39:1passes 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.