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#B0C2CD

Silver · light cool blue

About #B0C2CD

#B0C2CD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 76% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.5); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDBBB0 — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B0C2CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red176
Green194
Blue205

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #B0C2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B0C2CD.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B0C2CD.
11.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0C2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0C2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC1CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BECD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9C5C5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0C2CD?

#B0C2CD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 76% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B0C2CD?

Use black text. Black on #B0C2CD has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0C2CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDBBB0, and analogous partners are #B0CDCA and #B0B3CD.