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
#6495ED11.3cornflowerblue#6495ED11.3Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC816.6Bleu de France#318CE718.3Middle blue purple#8B72BE18.4Tufts blue#3E8EDE19.6Dodger blue#1E90FF19.8dodgerblue#1E90FF19.8Maximum blue purple#ACACE620.7Medium purple#9370DB20.8mediumpurple#9370DB20.8French sky blue#77B5FE20.9Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.57:1fails
Black text 8.17:1passes 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.