#B2BACD
Silver · light cool blue
About #B2BACD
#B2BACD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 73% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.8); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDC5B2 — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B2BACD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B2BACD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #B2BACD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B2BACD?
#B2BACD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 73% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B2BACD?
Use black text. Black on #B2BACD has a contrast ratio of 10.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B2BACD?
Its complementary colour is #CDC5B2, and analogous partners are #B2C8CD and #B7B2CD.