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#CCCCFF3.2Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE612.3Baby blue eyes#A1CAF112.4lightsteelblue#B0C4DE13.6Light steel blue#B0C4DE13.6Maximum blue purple#ACACE613.7Light periwinkle#C5CBE113.9Wild blue yonder#A2ADD014.5Pale cerulean#9BC4E216.1Blue bell#A2A2D016.1Languid lavender#D6CADD16.5Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.52:1fails
Black text 13.8:1passes 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.