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
#6495ED11.6cornflowerblue#6495ED11.6Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC817.7Bleu de France#318CE718.6Middle blue purple#8B72BE19.5Dodger blue#1E90FF19.8dodgerblue#1E90FF19.8Tufts blue#3E8EDE20French sky blue#77B5FE20.7Maximum blue purple#ACACE620.8Medium purple#9370DB21.5mediumpurple#9370DB21.5Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.48:1fails
Black text 8.46:1passes 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.