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#B0CEDB

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #B0CEDB

#B0CEDB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 81% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 4.9), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBBDB0 (oat), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red176
Green206
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 4.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #B0CEDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B0CEDB.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B0CEDB.
12.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0CEDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0CEDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7CCDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C7DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4D2D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0CEDB?

#B0CEDB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 81% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B0CEDB?

Use black text. Black on #B0CEDB has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0CEDB?

Its complementary colour is #DBBDB0, and analogous partners are #B0DBD2 and #B0B9DB.