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
#6495ED12.9cornflowerblue#6495ED12.9Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC816.5Middle blue purple#8B72BE18.2Lavender (floral)#B57EDC19.6Bleu de France#318CE719.8Medium purple#9370DB19.8mediumpurple#9370DB19.8Dodger blue#1E90FF20.8dodgerblue#1E90FF20.8Maximum blue purple#ACACE621Tufts blue#3E8EDE21.1Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.54:1fails
Black text 8.27:1passes 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.