#BCCDDA
Light Blue · light cool blue
About #BCCDDA
#BCCDDA is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 80% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.7); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DAC9BC — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BCCDDA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCCDDA
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BCCDDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCCDDA?
#BCCDDA is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 80% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCCDDA?
Use black text. Black on #BCCDDA has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCCDDA?
Its complementary colour is #DAC9BC, and analogous partners are #BCDAD8 and #BCBEDA.