#BDC8DE
Light Blue · light cool blue
About #BDC8DE
#BDC8DE is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 78% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 12.1); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DED3BD — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDC8DE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDC8DE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BDC8DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDC8DE?
#BDC8DE is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 78% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDC8DE?
Use black text. Black on #BDC8DE has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDC8DE?
Its complementary colour is #DED3BD, and analogous partners are #BDD9DE and #C3BDDE.