#BCC4E0
Thistle · light cool blue
About #BCC4E0
#BCC4E0 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 77% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.8); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E0D8BC — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BCC4E0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCC4E0
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BCC4E0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCC4E0?
#BCC4E0 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 77% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCC4E0?
Use black text. Black on #BCC4E0 has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCC4E0?
Its complementary colour is #E0D8BC, and analogous partners are #BCD6E0 and #C6BCE0.