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
#CCCCFF6.9Periwinkle#CCCCFF6.9Baby blue eyes#A1CAF18.6lightsteelblue#B0C4DE11.9Light steel blue#B0C4DE11.9Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE611.9Pale cerulean#9BC4E212.9Wild blue yonder#A2ADD013.3Light periwinkle#C5CBE113.7Maximum blue purple#ACACE614.4Uranian blue#AFDBF514.5Light sky blue#87CEFA14.9Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.57:1fails
Black text 13.33:1passes 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.