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The colour lab

Close to Mauve

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.

Mauve#E0B0FF15.7 Maximum blue purple#ACACE616.5 Cornflower blue#6495ED17 cornflowerblue#6495ED17 Wisteria#C9A0DC18 Middle blue purple#8B72BE18.9 Lavender (floral)#B57EDC18.9 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC820.4 Purple mountain majesty#9678B620.8 Bright lilac#D891EF21.2 African violet#B284BE21.8 French sky blue#77B5FE21.9

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel

#ABA3FA #F1FAA3

AnalogousIts neighbours

#ABA3FA #A3C6FA #D7A3FA

TriadicThree evenly spaced

#ABA3FA #FAACA3 #A3FAAC

Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

#ABA3FA #FAD7A3 #C6FAA3

TintsLighter

#ABA3FA #E9E7FE #EDECFE #EEECFD

ShadesDarker

#ABA3FA #7769F7 #422FF4 #200BDA

Contrast with text

White text 2.25:1fails

Black text 9.35:1passes 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.