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#BCCBDD

Light Blue · light cool blue

About #BCCBDD

With the hex code #BCCBDD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 80% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDCEBC, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green203
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #BCCBDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BCCBDD.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BCCBDD.
12.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCCBDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5CBDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C8DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4CFD1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCCBDD?

With the hex code #BCCBDD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 80% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCCBDD?

Use black text. Black on #BCCBDD has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCCBDD?

Its complementary colour is #DDCEBC, and analogous partners are #BCDBDD and #BEBCDD.