#BBC1ED
Periwinkle · light cool blue
About #BBC1ED
#BBC1ED is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 76% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 6.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDE7BB — a wheat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BBC1ED for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBC1ED
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BBC1ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBC1ED?
#BBC1ED is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 76% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBC1ED?
Use black text. Black on #BBC1ED has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBC1ED?
Its complementary colour is #EDE7BB, and analogous partners are #BBDAED and #CEBBED.