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
#CCCCFF6.7Periwinkle#CCCCFF6.7Baby blue eyes#A1CAF18.7lightsteelblue#B0C4DE11.8Light steel blue#B0C4DE11.8Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE611.8Pale cerulean#9BC4E212.9Wild blue yonder#A2ADD013Light periwinkle#C5CBE113.7Maximum blue purple#ACACE614Uranian blue#AFDBF514.7Light sky blue#87CEFA15.2Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.59:1fails
Black text 13.23:1passes 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.