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#BCCAED

Periwinkle · light cool blue

About #BCCAED

With the hex code #BCCAED, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 79% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDDFBC, a wheat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red188
Green202
Blue237

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #BCCAED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #BCCAED.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #BCCAED.
12.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCCAED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0CCEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCC8EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0D1D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCCAED?

With the hex code #BCCAED, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 79% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCCAED?

Use black text. Black on #BCCAED has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCCAED?

Its complementary colour is #EDDFBC, and analogous partners are #BCE3ED and #C7BCED.