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#BDDFEC

Light Blue · very light cool teal

About #BDDFEC

With the hex code #BDDFEC, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECCABD, a baby pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green223
Blue236

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 4.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #BDDFEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BDDFEC.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BDDFEC.
14.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BDDFEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7DDED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D7EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0E3E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDDFEC?

With the hex code #BDDFEC, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDDFEC?

Use black text. Black on #BDDFEC has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDDFEC?

Its complementary colour is #ECCABD, and analogous partners are #BDECE2 and #BDC7EC.