#BDBCED
Periwinkle · light cool blue
About #BDBCED
#BDBCED is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 74% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 5.8); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECEDBC — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDBCED for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDBCED
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How #BDBCED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDBCED?
#BDBCED is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 74% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDBCED?
Use black text. Black on #BDBCED has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDBCED?
Its complementary colour is #ECEDBC, and analogous partners are #BCD4ED and #D5BCED.