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#B4FDFF

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #B4FDFF

#B4FDFF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 99% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 11.6), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFB6B4 (melon), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red180
Green253
Blue255

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #B4FDFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B4FDFF.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B4FDFF.
18.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4FDFF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4FDFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3F6FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5ECFF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99FFFD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4FDFF?

#B4FDFF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 99% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B4FDFF?

Use black text. Black on #B4FDFF has a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4FDFF?

Its complementary colour is #FFB6B4, and analogous partners are #B4FFDC and #B4D7FF.