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
#6495ED12.1cornflowerblue#6495ED12.1Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC818.5Bleu de France#318CE719Dodger blue#1E90FF19.5dodgerblue#1E90FF19.5Tufts blue#3E8EDE20.6Middle blue purple#8B72BE20.6French sky blue#77B5FE21Maximum blue purple#ACACE621.6Medium purple#9370DB21.7mediumpurple#9370DB21.7Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.42:1fails
Black text 8.66:1passes 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.