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#BDDDEC

Light Blue · very light cool teal

About #BDDDEC

#BDDDEC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 4.4), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECCCBD (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 14.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green221
Blue236

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 4.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BDDDEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BDDDEC.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BDDDEC.
14.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDDDEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDDDEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5DBED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED5EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0E2E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDDDEC?

#BDDDEC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDDDEC?

Use black text. Black on #BDDDEC has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDDDEC?

Its complementary colour is #ECCCBD, and analogous partners are #BDECE4 and #BDC6EC.