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#BEDDDC

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #BEDDDC

#BEDDDC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.3), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDBEBF (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 14.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green221
Blue220

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #BEDDDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BEDDDC.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BEDDDC.
14.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEDDDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DADC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D5DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5DFDD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDDDC?

#BEDDDC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDDDC?

Use black text. Black on #BEDDDC has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDDDC?

Its complementary colour is #DDBEBF, and analogous partners are #BEDDCD and #BECFDD.