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
#6495ED12.9cornflowerblue#6495ED12.9Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC816.9Dodger blue#1E90FF18.7dodgerblue#1E90FF18.7Bleu de France#318CE719.1Medium purple#9370DB19.5mediumpurple#9370DB19.5Middle blue purple#8B72BE20Lavender (floral)#B57EDC20.8Tufts blue#3E8EDE21.4Navy blue (Crayola)#1974D222Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.55:1fails
Black text 8.24:1passes 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.