#BBC7DB
Light Blue · light cool blue
About #BBC7DB
#BBC7DB is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 78% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 11.5); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBCFBB — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BBC7DB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBC7DB
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BBC7DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBC7DB?
#BBC7DB is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 78% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBC7DB?
Use black text. Black on #BBC7DB has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBC7DB?
Its complementary colour is #DBCFBB, and analogous partners are #BBD7DB and #BFBBDB.