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#BCD1DB

Light Blue · very light cool teal

About #BCD1DB

#BCD1DB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 82% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 7.3), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBC6BC (oat), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green209
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #BCD1DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BCD1DB.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BCD1DB.
13.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCD1DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCD1DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD0DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CCDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4D4D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCD1DB?

#BCD1DB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 82% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCD1DB?

Use black text. Black on #BCD1DB has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCD1DB?

Its complementary colour is #DBC6BC, and analogous partners are #BCDBD6 and #BCC2DB.