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
#CCCCFF5.1Periwinkle#CCCCFF5.1Baby blue eyes#A1CAF110.8Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE610.9Wild blue yonder#A2ADD011.1lightsteelblue#B0C4DE11.3Light steel blue#B0C4DE11.3Maximum blue purple#ACACE612.1Light periwinkle#C5CBE112.3Blue bell#A2A2D013.3Pale cerulean#9BC4E213.9Languid lavender#D6CADD15.4Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.66:1fails
Black text 12.67:1passes 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.