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#BCCFDF

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #BCCFDF

With the hex code #BCCFDF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 81% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 7% 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 8.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFCCBC, a oat shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green207
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #BCCFDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BCCFDF.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BCCFDF.
13.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCCFDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CFE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4CBDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3D3D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCCFDF?

With the hex code #BCCFDF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 81% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCCFDF?

Use black text. Black on #BCCFDF has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCCFDF?

Its complementary colour is #DFCCBC, and analogous partners are #BCDFDE and #BCBEDF.