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
#CCCCFF5.7Periwinkle#CCCCFF5.7Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE610.4Thistle#D8BFD810.9Light purple#D8BFD810.9Light periwinkle#C5CBE111.1Languid lavender#D6CADD11.8lightsteelblue#B0C4DE12.6Light steel blue#B0C4DE12.6Wild blue yonder#A2ADD012.7Pink lavender#D8B2D113.7Maximum blue purple#ACACE613.8Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.61:1fails
Black text 13.02:1passes 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.