The colour lab
Close to Medium 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.
Medium purple
#9370DB11.1mediumpurple#9370DB11.1Lavender (floral)#B57EDC11.4Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC812.5Middle blue purple#8B72BE14.4Amethyst#9966CC14.9Bright lilac#D891EF18.1Cornflower blue#6495ED20.3cornflowerblue#6495ED20.3Purple mountain majesty#9678B620.6Mauve#E0B0FF21.5Slate blue#6A5ACD21.5Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.9:1fails
Black text 7.23:1passes 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.