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
#6495ED14.9cornflowerblue#6495ED14.9Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC817.7Middle blue purple#8B72BE18.6Lavender (floral)#B57EDC18.6Mauve#E0B0FF19.6Medium purple#9370DB19.9mediumpurple#9370DB19.9Maximum blue purple#ACACE620.6Bleu de France#318CE721.9Bright lilac#D891EF22.3Wisteria#C9A0DC22.4Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.42:1fails
Black text 8.69:1passes 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.