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#B0BCCE

Silver · light cool blue

About #B0BCCE

With the hex code #B0BCCE, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 74% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 10.6 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEC2B0, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red176
Green188
Blue206

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.6
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #B0BCCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B0BCCE.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B0BCCE.
10.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0BCCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0BCCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6BDCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3BACE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9C0C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0BCCE?

With the hex code #B0BCCE, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 74% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B0BCCE?

Use black text. Black on #B0BCCE has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0BCCE?

Its complementary colour is #CEC2B0, and analogous partners are #B0CBCE and #B3B0CE.