#B0CCDB
Light Blue · light cool blue
About #B0CCDB
#B0CCDB is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 5.8); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBBFB0 — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B0CCDB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B0CCDB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B0CCDB?
#B0CCDB is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B0CCDB?
Use black text. Black on #B0CCDB has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B0CCDB?
Its complementary colour is #DBBFB0, and analogous partners are #B0DBD5 and #B0B6DB.