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)
#766EC812.8Medium purple#9370DB13.5mediumpurple#9370DB13.5Lavender (floral)#B57EDC16.3Cornflower blue#6495ED16.7cornflowerblue#6495ED16.7Middle blue purple#8B72BE16.9Amethyst#9966CC18.4Savoy blueblu Savoia#4B61D120.6Dodger blue#1E90FF21dodgerblue#1E90FF21Royal blue (light)#4169E121.4Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.87:1fails
Black text 7.31:1passes 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.