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
#6495ED12.8cornflowerblue#6495ED12.8Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC816.7Middle blue purple#8B72BE19.2Bleu de France#318CE719.3Dodger blue#1E90FF19.5dodgerblue#1E90FF19.5Medium purple#9370DB19.6mediumpurple#9370DB19.6Lavender (floral)#B57EDC20.3Tufts blue#3E8EDE21.2Navy blue (Crayola)#1974D222.2Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.54:1fails
Black text 8.26:1passes 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.