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#B3D2CF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B3D2CF

#B3D2CF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 82% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.0); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2B3B6 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B3D2CF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red179
Green210
Blue207

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #B3D2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B3D2CF.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B3D2CF.
13.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B3D2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B3D2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECECF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CACF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABD4D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B3D2CF?

#B3D2CF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 82% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B3D2CF?

Use black text. Black on #B3D2CF has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B3D2CF?

Its complementary colour is #D2B3B6, and analogous partners are #B3D2C0 and #B3C5D2.