#B8DAEF
Light Blue · very light cool blue
About #B8DAEF
#B8DAEF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 85% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 5.1); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFCDB8 — a apricot tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B8DAEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.31:1, 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 #B8DAEF?
#B8DAEF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 85% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B8DAEF?
Use black text. Black on #B8DAEF has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B8DAEF?
Its complementary colour is #EFCDB8, and analogous partners are #B8EFE8 and #B8BFEF.