#BDCADE
Light Blue · light cool blue
About #BDCADE
#BDCADE is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 79% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 10.9), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DED1BD (oat), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDCADE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #BDCADE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDCADE?
#BDCADE is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 79% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDCADE?
Use black text. Black on #BDCADE has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDCADE?
Its complementary colour is #DED1BD, and analogous partners are #BDDBDE and #C1BDDE.