#BDE3FF
Light Blue · very light cool blue
About #BDE3FF
#BDE3FF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 89% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 9.0); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFD9BD — a apricot tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BDE3FF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDE3FF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDE3FF?
#BDE3FF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 89% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDE3FF?
Use black text. Black on #BDE3FF has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDE3FF?
Its complementary colour is #FFD9BD, and analogous partners are #BDFFFA and #BDC2FF.