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Rang

The colour lab

Close to Maximum 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.

Maximum blue purple#ACACE612.3 Middle blue purple#8B72BE14.4 Purple mountain majesty#9678B614.6 Cornflower blue#6495ED15.6 cornflowerblue#6495ED15.6 Wisteria#C9A0DC15.7 Blue bell#A2A2D016.7 African violet#B284BE17.2 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC818.3 Mauve#E0B0FF18.9 Little boy blue#6CA0DC19.3 French sky blue#77B5FE20.2

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel

#9C97E2 #DDE298

AnalogousIts neighbours

#9C97E2 #98B8E2 #C298E2

TriadicThree evenly spaced

#9C97E2 #E29D98 #98E29D

Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

#9C97E2 #E2C298 #B8E298

TintsLighter

#9C97E2 #D2CFF2 #F0EFFB #F0F0FA

ShadesDarker

#9C97E2 #6F68D4 #4238C7 #322B97

Contrast with text

White text 2.65:1fails

Black text 7.94:1passes 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.