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#BEDEDB

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #BEDEDB

#BEDEDB 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, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.7), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEBEC1 (baby pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green222
Blue219

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #BEDEDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BEDEDB.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BEDEDB.
14.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEDEDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADADB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D6DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5E0DD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDEDB?

#BEDEDB 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, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDEDB?

Use black text. Black on #BEDEDB has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDEDB?

Its complementary colour is #DEBEC1, and analogous partners are #BEDECB and #BED1DE.