#A8DBDF
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #A8DBDF
#A8DBDF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 66% red, 86% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is virtually identical to Powder Blue (ΔE 2.5), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFACA8 (dusty rose), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A8DBDF?
#A8DBDF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 66% red, 86% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A8DBDF?
Use black text. Black on #A8DBDF has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A8DBDF?
Its complementary colour is #DFACA8, and analogous partners are #A8DFC7 and #A8C0DF.