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#6495ED14.3Maximum blue purple#ACACE614.9Middle blue purple#8B72BE16.7Wisteria#C9A0DC18.2Mauve#E0B0FF18.3Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC818.5Purple mountain majesty#9678B618.5French sky blue#77B5FE19.9Lavender (floral)#B57EDC19.9Blue bell#A2A2D020.5African violet#B284BE20.8Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.45:1fails
Black text 8.56:1passes 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.