#BAD4E9
Light Blue · very light cool blue
About #BAD4E9
#BAD4E9 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 83% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 6.9), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9CFBA (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 — 13.68:1, 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 #BAD4E9?
#BAD4E9 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 83% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BAD4E9?
Use black text. Black on #BAD4E9 has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BAD4E9?
Its complementary colour is #E9CFBA, and analogous partners are #BAE9E6 and #BABDE9.