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
#CCCCFF2.8Periwinkle#CCCCFF2.8Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE611.9Baby blue eyes#A1CAF112.9Light periwinkle#C5CBE113.4lightsteelblue#B0C4DE13.5Light steel blue#B0C4DE13.5Maximum blue purple#ACACE613.6Wild blue yonder#A2ADD014.2Languid lavender#D6CADD15.7Thistle#D8BFD815.7Light purple#D8BFD815.7Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.53:1fails
Black text 13.73:1passes 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.