#BCBDE4
Periwinkle · light cool blue
About #BCBDE4
#BCBDE4 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 74% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 8.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4E3BC — a wheat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BCBDE4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCBDE4
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BCBDE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCBDE4?
#BCBDE4 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 74% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCBDE4?
Use black text. Black on #BCBDE4 has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCBDE4?
Its complementary colour is #E4E3BC, and analogous partners are #BCD1E4 and #CFBCE4.