#BDD4EC
Light Blue · very light cool blue
About #BDD4EC
#BDD4EC is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 83% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.7), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECD5BD (oat), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDD4EC
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How #BDD4EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDD4EC?
#BDD4EC is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 83% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDD4EC?
Use black text. Black on #BDD4EC has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDD4EC?
Its complementary colour is #ECD5BD, and analogous partners are #BDECEC and #BEBDEC.