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
#CCCCFF5.2Periwinkle#CCCCFF5.2Baby blue eyes#A1CAF110.6Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE610.7lightsteelblue#B0C4DE11.8Light steel blue#B0C4DE11.8Light periwinkle#C5CBE112.3Wild blue yonder#A2ADD013.8Pale cerulean#9BC4E214.2Maximum blue purple#ACACE614.8Pale aqua#BED3E514.9Uranian blue#AFDBF515.1Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.52:1fails
Black text 13.79:1passes 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.