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
#CCCCFF4.9Periwinkle#CCCCFF4.9Baby blue eyes#A1CAF110.4Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE611.7lightsteelblue#B0C4DE12.3Light steel blue#B0C4DE12.3Wild blue yonder#A2ADD013.2Light periwinkle#C5CBE113.3Maximum blue purple#ACACE613.5Pale cerulean#9BC4E214.3Blue bell#A2A2D015.4Uranian blue#AFDBF515.8Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.57:1fails
Black text 13.38:1passes 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.