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)
#766EC811.2Medium purple#9370DB11.6mediumpurple#9370DB11.6Lavender (floral)#B57EDC14.7Middle blue purple#8B72BE15.3Amethyst#9966CC16.3Cornflower blue#6495ED17.9cornflowerblue#6495ED17.9Savoy blueblu Savoia#4B61D119.8Slate blue#6A5ACD20.2slateblue#6A5ACD20.2Royal blue (light)#4169E121Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 3.02:1large text only
Black text 6.96:1passes 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.