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#B7CCDA

Light Blue · light cool blue

About #B7CCDA

#B7CCDA is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 80% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 7.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DAC5B7 — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B7CCDA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green204
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #B7CCDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B7CCDA.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B7CCDA.
12.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7CCDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7CCDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6CBDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C7DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AED0D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7CCDA?

#B7CCDA is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 80% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7CCDA?

Use black text. Black on #B7CCDA has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7CCDA?

Its complementary colour is #DAC5B7, and analogous partners are #B7DAD7 and #B7BBDA.