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
#CCCCFF2.6Periwinkle#CCCCFF2.6Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE611.8Light periwinkle#C5CBE113Maximum blue purple#ACACE613.3lightsteelblue#B0C4DE13.7Light steel blue#B0C4DE13.7Wild blue yonder#A2ADD014.1Baby blue eyes#A1CAF114.1Thistle#D8BFD814.3Light purple#D8BFD814.3Languid lavender#D6CADD14.7Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.55:1fails
Black text 13.59:1passes 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.