#B4D4FF
Periwinkle · very light cool blue
About #B4D4FF
#B4D4FF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 83% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 11.3); Baby Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFDFB4 — a wheat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B4D4FF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.80:1, 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 #B4D4FF?
#B4D4FF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 83% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B4D4FF?
Use black text. Black on #B4D4FF has a contrast ratio of 13.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B4D4FF?
Its complementary colour is #FFDFB4, and analogous partners are #B4FAFF and #BAB4FF.