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#BAD1DB

Light Blue · very light cool teal

About #BAD1DB

#BAD1DB is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 82% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 6.7); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBC4BA — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #BAD1DB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green209
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #BAD1DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BAD1DB.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BAD1DB.
13.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAD1DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAD1DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD0DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6CBDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1D4D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAD1DB?

#BAD1DB is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 82% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BAD1DB?

Use black text. Black on #BAD1DB has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAD1DB?

Its complementary colour is #DBC4BA, and analogous partners are #BADBD4 and #BAC1DB.