{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"lapis-vs-violet-blue","type":"nearest","name":"Lapis vs Violet Blue","verdict":"Lapis and Violet Blue are visually related colors. Lapis is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.19:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Lapis and Violet Blue are different blue colors with HEX values #26619C and #324AB2. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 34, their contrast ratio is 1.19:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":34,"contrastRatio":1.19,"colors":[{"slug":"lapis","name":"Lapis","hex":"#26619C","rgb":[38,97,156],"hsl":[210,61,38],"cmyk":[76,38,0,39],"family":"blue","temperature":"cool","tone":["jewel-tone"],"luminance":0.1136,"contrast":{"black":3.27,"white":6.42},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":6.42},"description":"Lapis is #26619C, a cool blue color with jewel tone character. Compared with Violet Blue, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/lapis/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lapis.json"},{"slug":"violet-blue","name":"Violet Blue","hex":"#324AB2","rgb":[50,74,178],"hsl":[229,56,45],"cmyk":[72,58,0,30],"family":"blue","temperature":"cool","tone":["jewel-tone"],"luminance":0.0879,"contrast":{"black":2.76,"white":7.61},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.61},"description":"Violet Blue is #324AB2, a cool blue color with jewel tone character. Compared with Lapis, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/violet-blue/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/violet-blue.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":34,"contrastRatio":1.19,"hslDelta":{"hue":19,"saturation":5,"lightness":7},"luminanceDelta":0.0257,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["jewel-tone"],"lighterColor":"Lapis","moreSaturatedColor":"Lapis"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.19,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Lapis","background":"#26619C","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":6.42},{"color":"Violet Blue","background":"#324AB2","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.61}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Lapis is better when the design needs jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #26619C.","chooseSecondWhen":"Violet Blue is better when the design needs jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #324AB2.","useTogetherWhen":"Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."},"relatedApi":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/lapis-vs-violet-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lapis.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/violet-blue.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/lapis-vs-violet-blue/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/lapis-vs-violet-blue.json"}