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#B8D1DF

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #B8D1DF

#B8D1DF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 82% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 5.9), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFC6B8 (oat), 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 — 13.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red184
Green209
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 5.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #B8D1DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B8D1DF.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B8D1DF.
13.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8D1DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8D1DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD0E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5CBDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AED5D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8D1DF?

#B8D1DF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 82% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B8D1DF?

Use black text. Black on #B8D1DF has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8D1DF?

Its complementary colour is #DFC6B8, and analogous partners are #B8DFDA and #B8BEDF.