#BECEDC
Light Blue · light cool blue
About #BECEDC
#BECEDC is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCCCBE (oat), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BECEDC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BECEDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BECEDC?
#BECEDC is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BECEDC?
Use black text. Black on #BECEDC has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BECEDC?
Its complementary colour is #DCCCBE, and analogous partners are #BEDCDB and #BEBFDC.