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
#CCCCFF5.8Periwinkle#CCCCFF5.8Baby blue eyes#A1CAF19.5Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE611.2lightsteelblue#B0C4DE11.5Light steel blue#B0C4DE11.5Wild blue yonder#A2ADD012.6Light periwinkle#C5CBE112.9Pale cerulean#9BC4E213.3Maximum blue purple#ACACE613.6Uranian blue#AFDBF515.1Blue bell#A2A2D015.2Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.59:1fails
Black text 13.18:1passes 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.