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
#6495ED11.8cornflowerblue#6495ED11.8Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC817.7Middle blue purple#8B72BE18.9Bleu de France#318CE719Maximum blue purple#ACACE619.7Tufts blue#3E8EDE20French sky blue#77B5FE20.3Dodger blue#1E90FF20.7dodgerblue#1E90FF20.7Lavender (floral)#B57EDC21.2Medium purple#9370DB21.7Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.48:1fails
Black text 8.47:1passes 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.