#B3DEFF
Baby Blue · very light cool blue
About #B3DEFF
#B3DEFF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 87% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Blue (ΔE 10.1); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFD4B3 — a apricot tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B3DEFF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B3DEFF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B3DEFF?
#B3DEFF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 87% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B3DEFF?
Use black text. Black on #B3DEFF has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B3DEFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFD4B3, and analogous partners are #B3FFFA and #B3B8FF.