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The colour lab

Close to Maximum blue 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.

Maximum blue purple#ACACE615.6 Cornflower blue#6495ED16.1 cornflowerblue#6495ED16.1 Middle blue purple#8B72BE16.5 Mauve#E0B0FF16.6 Wisteria#C9A0DC17.2 Lavender (floral)#B57EDC18.3 Purple mountain majesty#9678B618.3 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC818.5 African violet#B284BE20 Blue bell#A2A2D021.2 Bright lilac#D891EF21.5

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel

#A59DF1 #E9F19D

AnalogousIts neighbours

#A59DF1 #9DBEF1 #CF9DF1

TriadicThree evenly spaced

#A59DF1 #F1A59D #9DF1A5

Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

#A59DF1 #F1CF9D #BEF19D

TintsLighter

#A59DF1 #DEDBFA #EFEDFC #EFEEFC

ShadesDarker

#A59DF1 #7467E9 #4332E2 #2B1BBB

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.

The weekly palette

Every Monday: seven colours you may not know, what the world is wearing this week, and one idea about colour.