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
#6495ED12.2cornflowerblue#6495ED12.2Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC818.4Bleu de France#318CE719.3Middle blue purple#8B72BE20Dodger blue#1E90FF20.4dodgerblue#1E90FF20.4Maximum blue purple#ACACE620.5Tufts blue#3E8EDE20.5French sky blue#77B5FE20.6Lavender (floral)#B57EDC21.5Medium purple#9370DB21.9Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.42:1fails
Black text 8.67:1passes 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.