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
#CCCCFF3.8Periwinkle#CCCCFF3.8Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE610.7Light periwinkle#C5CBE111.9lightsteelblue#B0C4DE12.5Light steel blue#B0C4DE12.5Wild blue yonder#A2ADD013.2Baby blue eyes#A1CAF113.4Maximum blue purple#ACACE613.6Thistle#D8BFD813.6Light purple#D8BFD813.6Languid lavender#D6CADD13.8Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.57:1fails
Black text 13.4:1passes 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.