#BADBED
Light Blue · very light cool blue
About #BADBED
With the hex code #BADBED, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 86% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDCCBA, a apricot shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BADBED
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BADBED?
With the hex code #BADBED, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 86% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BADBED?
Use black text. Black on #BADBED has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BADBED?
Its complementary colour is #EDCCBA, and analogous partners are #BAEDE6 and #BAC1ED.