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
#6495ED14.3cornflowerblue#6495ED14.3Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC817.7Middle blue purple#8B72BE18.7Lavender (floral)#B57EDC19.1Mauve#E0B0FF20.1Medium purple#9370DB20.1mediumpurple#9370DB20.1Maximum blue purple#ACACE620.6Bleu de France#318CE721.4Dodger blue#1E90FF22.3dodgerblue#1E90FF22.3Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.43:1fails
Black text 8.65:1passes 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.