#BDC3EC
Periwinkle · light cool blue
About #BDC3EC
#BDC3EC is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 76% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 6.9); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECE6BD — a wheat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDC3EC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDC3EC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BDC3EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDC3EC?
#BDC3EC is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 76% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDC3EC?
Use black text. Black on #BDC3EC has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDC3EC?
Its complementary colour is #ECE6BD, and analogous partners are #BDDBEC and #CFBDEC.