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#BCE2ED

Light Blue · very light cool teal

About #BCE2ED

With the hex code #BCE2ED, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDC7BC, 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 — 15.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green226
Blue237

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 4.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 4.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #BCE2ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BCE2ED.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BCE2ED.
15.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCE2ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCE2ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADFEE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D9ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEE6E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCE2ED?

With the hex code #BCE2ED, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCE2ED?

Use black text. Black on #BCE2ED has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCE2ED?

Its complementary colour is #EDC7BC, and analogous partners are #BCEDE0 and #BCCAED.