#BCD4FD
Periwinkle · very light cool blue
About #BCD4FD
#BCD4FD is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 83% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 9.8); Baby Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FDE5BC — a wheat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCD4FD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCD4FD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCD4FD?
#BCD4FD is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 83% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCD4FD?
Use black text. Black on #BCD4FD has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCD4FD?
Its complementary colour is #FDE5BC, and analogous partners are #BCF5FD and #C4BCFD.