#BACEDB
Light Blue · light cool blue
About #BACEDB
#BACEDB is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 81% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 7.7); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBC7BA — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BACEDB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BACEDB
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BACEDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BACEDB?
#BACEDB is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 81% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BACEDB?
Use black text. Black on #BACEDB has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BACEDB?
Its complementary colour is #DBC7BA, and analogous partners are #BADBD7 and #BABEDB.