#B5FCFF
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #B5FCFF
#B5FCFF 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 11.0), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFB8B5 (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 — 18.33:1, 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 #B5FCFF?
#B5FCFF 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 #B5FCFF?
Use black text. Black on #B5FCFF has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B5FCFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFB8B5, and analogous partners are #B5FFDD and #B5D7FF.