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
#6495ED16.7cornflowerblue#6495ED16.7Lavender (floral)#B57EDC17.2Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC818Mauve#E0B0FF18.1Middle blue purple#8B72BE18.3Medium purple#9370DB19.3mediumpurple#9370DB19.3Bright lilac#D891EF20.6Maximum blue purple#ACACE620.7Wisteria#C9A0DC21.4Purple mountain majesty#9678B622Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.38:1fails
Black text 8.82:1passes 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.