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
#6495ED13.6cornflowerblue#6495ED13.6Maximum blue purple#ACACE617.7French sky blue#77B5FE19.5Mauve#E0B0FF19.5Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC820.3Middle blue purple#8B72BE20.3Bleu de France#318CE721.1Tufts blue#3E8EDE21.5Wisteria#C9A0DC21.6Lavender (floral)#B57EDC21.7Little boy blue#6CA0DC22.8Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.28:1fails
Black text 9.22:1passes 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.