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
#CCCCFF5.4Periwinkle#CCCCFF5.4Baby blue eyes#A1CAF110Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE611.1lightsteelblue#B0C4DE11.8Light steel blue#B0C4DE11.8Light periwinkle#C5CBE112.9Wild blue yonder#A2ADD013.2Pale cerulean#9BC4E213.8Maximum blue purple#ACACE614.1Uranian blue#AFDBF515.1Pale aqua#BED3E515.3Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.56:1fails
Black text 13.48:1passes 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.