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#B0CBCA

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B0CBCA

#B0CBCA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CBB0B1 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B0CBCA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red176
Green203
Blue202

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #B0CBCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B0CBCA.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B0CBCA.
12.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0CBCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0CBCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C8CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C4CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8CDCB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0CBCA?

#B0CBCA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B0CBCA?

Use black text. Black on #B0CBCA has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0CBCA?

Its complementary colour is #CBB0B1, and analogous partners are #B0CBBD and #B0BECB.