Nearest-color comparison

Lapis vs Violet Blue

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.

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.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Lapis#26619C

Violet Blue#324AB2

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Lapis and Violet Blue across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance34

Pair contrast1.19:1

Luminance delta0.0257

Hue delta19 deg

Lighter colorLapis

More saturatedLapis

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

blue color

Lapis

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.

HEX#26619C RGB38, 97, 156 HSL210, 61, 38 CMYK76, 38, 0, 39 Luminance0.1136 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

blue color

Violet Blue

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.

HEX#324AB2 RGB50, 74, 178 HSL229, 56, 45 CMYK72, 58, 0, 30 Luminance0.0879 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Lapis or Violet Blue

Choose LapisLapis is better when the design needs jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #26619C.

Choose Violet BlueViolet Blue is better when the design needs jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #324AB2.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyLapisViolet Blue

HEX#26619C#324AB2

RGB38, 97, 15650, 74, 178

HSL210, 61, 38229, 56, 45

CMYK76, 38, 0, 3972, 58, 0, 30

FamilyBlueBlue

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneJewel ToneJewel Tone

Luminance0.11360.0879

Black contrast3.27:12.76:1

White contrast6.42:17.61:1

Shared tonesJewel Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Lapiswhite text - 6.42:1

Violet Bluewhite text - 7.61:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Lapis#26619C

Violet Blue#324AB2

#4A8FD3#4A8FD3

#6C7FD5#6C7FD5

#9C6126#9C6126

#B39B32#B39B32

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "name": "Lapis",
    "hex": "#26619C",
    "rgb": [
      38,
      97,
      156
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    "hsl": [
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      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": {
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      ],
      "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

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  "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
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "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."
}

Related API

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  "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"
]

Full JSON dataset

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      },
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    {
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