#BBD9ED
Light Blue · very light cool blue
About #BBD9ED
#BBD9ED is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 85% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 5.6); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDCFBB — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BBD9ED for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBD9ED
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBD9ED?
#BBD9ED is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 85% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBD9ED?
Use black text. Black on #BBD9ED has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBD9ED?
Its complementary colour is #EDCFBB, and analogous partners are #BBEDE8 and #BBC0ED.