#BDBDEC
Periwinkle · light cool blue
About #BDBDEC
#BDBDEC 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, 20% 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 #ECECBD — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDBDEC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDBDEC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BDBDEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDBDEC?
#BDBDEC 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, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDBDEC?
Use black text. Black on #BDBDEC has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDBDEC?
Its complementary colour is #ECECBD, and analogous partners are #BDD5EC and #D5BDEC.