#BEC2DD
Thistle · light cool blue
About #BEC2DD
#BEC2DD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 76% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.4); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDD9BE — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BEC2DD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BEC2DD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BEC2DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BEC2DD?
#BEC2DD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 76% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BEC2DD?
Use black text. Black on #BEC2DD has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEC2DD?
Its complementary colour is #DDD9BE, and analogous partners are #BED2DD and #CABEDD.