The colour lab
Close to Lavender blue
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.
Lavender blue
#CCCCFF7.3Periwinkle#CCCCFF7.3Baby blue eyes#A1CAF18.4lightsteelblue#B0C4DE12.3Light steel blue#B0C4DE12.3Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE612.5Pale cerulean#9BC4E212.9Wild blue yonder#A2ADD013.6Maximum blue purple#ACACE614.3Light periwinkle#C5CBE114.4Light sky blue#87CEFA14.4lightskyblue#87CEFA14.4Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.58:1fails
Black text 13.3:1passes 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.