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
#CCCCFF3.4Periwinkle#CCCCFF3.4Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE611.7Light periwinkle#C5CBE112.8Thistle#D8BFD813.8Light purple#D8BFD813.8lightsteelblue#B0C4DE14.1Light steel blue#B0C4DE14.1Languid lavender#D6CADD14.1Maximum blue purple#ACACE614.7Baby blue eyes#A1CAF114.9Wild blue yonder#A2ADD015.1Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 1.5:1fails
Black text 14.04:1passes 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.