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#BBCCDA

Light Blue · light cool blue

About #BBCCDA

With the hex code #BBCCDA, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 80% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAC9BB, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green204
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BBCCDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BBCCDA.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BBCCDA.
12.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBCCDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBCCDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6CCDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C8DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3CFD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBCCDA?

With the hex code #BBCCDA, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 80% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BBCCDA?

Use black text. Black on #BBCCDA has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBCCDA?

Its complementary colour is #DAC9BB, and analogous partners are #BBDAD8 and #BBBDDA.