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
#CCCCFF3.6Periwinkle#CCCCFF3.6Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE611.3Baby blue eyes#A1CAF112lightsteelblue#B0C4DE12.6Light steel blue#B0C4DE12.6Light periwinkle#C5CBE112.8Wild blue yonder#A2ADD013.5Maximum blue purple#ACACE613.5Blue bell#A2A2D015.4Languid lavender#D6CADD15.4Pale cerulean#9BC4E215.4Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.55:1fails
Black text 13.53:1passes 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.