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#BFD2DD

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #BFD2DD

#BFD2DD is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 82% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 7.8), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDCABF (oat), 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 — 13.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green210
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #BFD2DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BFD2DD.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BFD2DD.
13.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFD2DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFD2DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD1DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CDDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7D5D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFD2DD?

#BFD2DD is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 82% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFD2DD?

Use black text. Black on #BFD2DD has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFD2DD?

Its complementary colour is #DDCABF, and analogous partners are #BFDDD9 and #BFC3DD.