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)#C3CDE610.6lightsteelblue#B0C4DE11.1Light steel blue#B0C4DE11.1Light periwinkle#C5CBE112.3Wild blue yonder#A2ADD012.4Pale cerulean#9BC4E213.2Maximum blue purple#ACACE613.8Pale aqua#BED3E514.9Uranian blue#AFDBF514.9Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.59:1fails
Black text 13.19:1passes 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.