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
#6495ED11.6cornflowerblue#6495ED11.6Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC817.9Bleu de France#318CE718.2Dodger blue#1E90FF18.5dodgerblue#1E90FF18.5Tufts blue#3E8EDE20.2Middle blue purple#8B72BE20.5Medium purple#9370DB21.3mediumpurple#9370DB21.3French sky blue#77B5FE21.3Navy blue (Crayola)#1974D221.9Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.49:1fails
Black text 8.44:1passes 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.