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
#CCCCFF4.8Periwinkle#CCCCFF4.8Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE611.4Thistle#D8BFD811.6Light purple#D8BFD811.6Light periwinkle#C5CBE112.2Languid lavender#D6CADD12.8Wild blue yonder#A2ADD013.5Maximum blue purple#ACACE613.5lightsteelblue#B0C4DE13.7Light steel blue#B0C4DE13.7Pink lavender#D8B2D114Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.59:1fails
Black text 13.21:1passes 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.