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#B8CFDA

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #B8CFDA

With the hex code #B8CFDA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 81% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAC3B8, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red184
Green207
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #B8CFDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B8CFDA.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B8CFDA.
12.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8CFDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8CFDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CEDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C9DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFD2D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8CFDA?

With the hex code #B8CFDA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 81% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B8CFDA?

Use black text. Black on #B8CFDA has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8CFDA?

Its complementary colour is #DAC3B8, and analogous partners are #B8DAD4 and #B8BEDA.