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
#6495ED14.4cornflowerblue#6495ED14.4Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC815.5Middle blue purple#8B72BE16Lavender (floral)#B57EDC17.4Medium purple#9370DB18.8mediumpurple#9370DB18.8Mauve#E0B0FF19.9Maximum blue purple#ACACE620Purple mountain majesty#9678B620Wisteria#C9A0DC21.4Bleu de France#318CE721.4Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.59:1fails
Black text 8.1:1passes 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.