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#BCD7DD

Light Blue · very light cool teal

About #BCD7DD

With the hex code #BCD7DD, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 84% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDC2BC, a baby pink 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 — 13.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green215
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #BCD7DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BCD7DD.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BCD7DD.
13.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCD7DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCD7DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D5DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD0DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3DAD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCD7DD?

With the hex code #BCD7DD, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 84% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCD7DD?

Use black text. Black on #BCD7DD has a contrast ratio of 13.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCD7DD?

Its complementary colour is #DDC2BC, and analogous partners are #BCDDD3 and #BCC6DD.