#BDE3EC
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BDE3EC
#BDE3EC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 89% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 4.1), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECC6BD (baby pink), 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 15.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDE3EC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDE3EC?
#BDE3EC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 89% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDE3EC?
Use black text. Black on #BDE3EC has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDE3EC?
Its complementary colour is #ECC6BD, and analogous partners are #BDECDE and #BDCCEC.