#B1ECFF
Light Blue · very light cool teal
About #B1ECFF
#B1ECFF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 93% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.0); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFC4B1 — a melon tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B1ECFF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.31:1, 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 #B1ECFF?
#B1ECFF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 93% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B1ECFF?
Use black text. Black on #B1ECFF has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B1ECFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFC4B1, and analogous partners are #B1FFEB and #B1C5FF.