#BCD1FD
Periwinkle · very light cool blue
About #BCD1FD
#BCD1FD is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 82% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 8.0); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FDE8BC — a wheat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCD1FD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCD1FD?
#BCD1FD is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 82% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCD1FD?
Use black text. Black on #BCD1FD has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCD1FD?
Its complementary colour is #FDE8BC, and analogous partners are #BCF2FD and #C8BCFD.