#BBCADA
Light Blue · light cool blue
About #BBCADA
#BBCADA is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 79% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 9.7), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DACBBB (oat), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBCADA
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BBCADA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBCADA?
#BBCADA is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 79% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBCADA?
Use black text. Black on #BBCADA has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBCADA?
Its complementary colour is #DACBBB, and analogous partners are #BBDADA and #BBBBDA.