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
#CCCCFF3.1Periwinkle#CCCCFF3.1Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE611.5Light periwinkle#C5CBE112.9Baby blue eyes#A1CAF113.1lightsteelblue#B0C4DE13.2Light steel blue#B0C4DE13.2Maximum blue purple#ACACE613.9Wild blue yonder#A2ADD014.1Languid lavender#D6CADD15.1Thistle#D8BFD815.2Light purple#D8BFD815.2Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.53:1fails
Black text 13.75:1passes 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.