The colour lab
Close to Wild blue yonder
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.
Wild blue yonder
#A2ADD06.2Blue bell#A2A2D06.3Maximum blue purple#ACACE68.2Lavender blue#CCCCFF10.2Periwinkle#CCCCFF10.2lightsteelblue#B0C4DE12.5Light steel blue#B0C4DE12.5Baby blue eyes#A1CAF113.6Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE613.8Light periwinkle#C5CBE114.6Pale cerulean#9BC4E215.1Glossy grape#AB92B315.5Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 2.03:1fails
Black text 10.34:1passes AAA
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Through colour-blind eyes
Typical vision
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
No colour
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