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
#CCCCFF7.2Periwinkle#CCCCFF7.2Wild blue yonder#A2ADD09Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE69.2lightsteelblue#B0C4DE9.3Light steel blue#B0C4DE9.3Baby blue eyes#A1CAF110.4Light periwinkle#C5CBE110.5Blue bell#A2A2D012.2Maximum blue purple#ACACE612.6Pale cerulean#9BC4E212.7Languid lavender#D6CADD13.8Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.73:1fails
Black text 12.13:1passes 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.