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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#E0B0FF14.2Lavender (floral)#B57EDC14.9Middle blue purple#8B72BE15.5Wisteria#C9A0DC15.7Maximum blue purple#ACACE617.4Purple mountain majesty#9678B617.4Bright lilac#D891EF17.6African violet#B284BE18.2Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC818.3Cornflower blue#6495ED19.5cornflowerblue#6495ED19.5plum#DDA0DD20.2

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel
AnalogousIts neighbours
TriadicThree evenly spaced
Split complementaryEither side of its opposite
TintsLighter
ShadesDarker

Contrast with text

White text 2.42:1fails
Black text 8.67:1passes 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.