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The colour lab

Close to Middle blue purple

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.

Middle blue purple#8B72BE13.2 Cornflower blue#6495ED14.5 cornflowerblue#6495ED14.5 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC815 Purple mountain majesty#9678B616 Maximum blue purple#ACACE616.9 Lavender (floral)#B57EDC17.7 Wisteria#C9A0DC18.6 African violet#B284BE19.3 Mauve#E0B0FF19.6 Medium purple#9370DB20.4 mediumpurple#9370DB20.4

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel

#9993E6 #E0E694

AnalogousIts neighbours

#9993E6 #94B7E6 #C294E6

TriadicThree evenly spaced

#9993E6 #E69994 #94E699

Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

#9993E6 #E6C294 #B7E694

TintsLighter

#9993E6 #D0CDF3 #EFEEFB #F0EFFB

ShadesDarker

#9993E6 #6A62DA #3B30CF #2D259D

Contrast with text

White text 2.74:1fails

Black text 7.67:1passes 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.

The weekly palette

Every Monday: seven colours you may not know, what the world is wearing this week, and one idea about colour.