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#B2BECD

Silver · light cool blue

About #B2BECD

With the hex code #B2BECD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDC1B2, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red178
Green190
Blue205

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.1
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #B2BECD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BECD.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BECD.
11.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BECD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BECD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BECE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6BCCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACC1C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BECD?

With the hex code #B2BECD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B2BECD?

Use black text. Black on #B2BECD has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BECD?

Its complementary colour is #CDC1B2, and analogous partners are #B2CCCD and #B3B2CD.