The colour lab
Close to Medium purple
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.
Medium purple
#9370DB13.1mediumpurple#9370DB13.1Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC814.1Lavender (floral)#B57EDC17.4Cornflower blue#6495ED17.9cornflowerblue#6495ED17.9Amethyst#9966CC18.6Middle blue purple#8B72BE19.1Savoy blueblu Savoia#4B61D119.5Royal blue (light)#4169E119.7royalblue#4169E119.7Dodger blue#1E90FF20.3Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.86:1fails
Black text 7.34:1passes 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.