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#B2E0FF

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #B2E0FF

With the hex code #B2E0FF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 88% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Baby Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFD1B2, a apricot shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green224
Blue255

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.5
Baby Blue
#89CFF0 · ΔE 9.8
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #B2E0FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B2E0FF.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B2E0FF.
15.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2E0FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2E0FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2DFFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8D6FF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9AE8EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2E0FF?

With the hex code #B2E0FF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 88% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B2E0FF?

Use black text. Black on #B2E0FF has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2E0FF?

Its complementary colour is #FFD1B2, and analogous partners are #B2FFF8 and #B2BAFF.