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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#E0B0FF14.6 Lavender (floral)#B57EDC15.3 Middle blue purple#8B72BE17.2 Wisteria#C9A0DC17.6 Bright lilac#D891EF17.8 Maximum blue purple#ACACE618.8 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC818.9 Cornflower blue#6495ED19.2 cornflowerblue#6495ED19.2 Purple mountain majesty#9678B619.7 Medium purple#9370DB19.9 mediumpurple#9370DB19.9

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel

#AF9DF6 #E4F69D

AnalogousIts neighbours

#AF9DF6 #9DB8F6 #DB9DF6

TriadicThree evenly spaced

#AF9DF6 #F6AF9D #9DF6AF

Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

#AF9DF6 #F6DB9D #B8F69D

TintsLighter

#AF9DF6 #E4DEFC #F0ECFD #F0EDFD

ShadesDarker

#AF9DF6 #8165F1 #532DEB #3713C9

Contrast with text

White text 2.34:1fails

Black text 8.98:1passes 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.