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#BCCDDF

Light Blue · light cool blue

About #BCCDDF

#BCCDDF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 9.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFCEBC (oat), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green205
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #BCCDDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BCCDDF.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BCCDDF.
12.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCCDDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7CDE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C9DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3D1D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCCDDF?

#BCCDDF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCCDDF?

Use black text. Black on #BCCDDF has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCCDDF?

Its complementary colour is #DFCEBC, and analogous partners are #BCDFDF and #BDBCDF.