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
#6495ED14.6cornflowerblue#6495ED14.6Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC817.4Lavender (floral)#B57EDC19.1Middle blue purple#8B72BE19.3Medium purple#9370DB19.3mediumpurple#9370DB19.3Mauve#E0B0FF21.1Bleu de France#318CE721.3Dodger blue#1E90FF21.4dodgerblue#1E90FF21.4Maximum blue purple#ACACE622.3Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.45:1fails
Black text 8.57:1passes 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.