#BCCFE1
Light Blue · very light cool blue
About #BCCFE1
#BCCFE1 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 81% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.3); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E1CEBC — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCCFE1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCCFE1
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCCFE1?
#BCCFE1 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 81% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCCFE1?
Use black text. Black on #BCCFE1 has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCCFE1?
Its complementary colour is #E1CEBC, and analogous partners are #BCE1E0 and #BCBDE1.