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
#CCCCFF3.2Periwinkle#CCCCFF3.2Baby blue eyes#A1CAF112.1Maximum blue purple#ACACE612.5Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE612.8lightsteelblue#B0C4DE13.7Light steel blue#B0C4DE13.7Wild blue yonder#A2ADD013.8Light periwinkle#C5CBE114.3Blue bell#A2A2D015.1Pale cerulean#9BC4E215.9Languid lavender#D6CADD17.1Harmonies
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.