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
#6495ED12.6cornflowerblue#6495ED12.6Maximum blue purple#ACACE617.9French sky blue#77B5FE18.9Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC819.9Bleu de France#318CE720.1Middle blue purple#8B72BE20.3Mauve#E0B0FF20.5Tufts blue#3E8EDE20.5Little boy blue#6CA0DC22.2Lavender (floral)#B57EDC22.2Dodger blue#1E90FF22.2Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.32:1fails
Black text 9.05:1passes 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.