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#B2C0CD

Silver · light cool blue

About #B2C0CD

#B2C0CD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 75% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 6% 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 Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDBFB2 — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B2C0CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red178
Green192
Blue205

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #B2C0CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2C0CD.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2C0CD.
11.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2C0CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2C0CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBC0CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8BDCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABC3C4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2C0CD?

#B2C0CD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 75% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2C0CD?

Use black text. Black on #B2C0CD has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2C0CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDBFB2, and analogous partners are #B2CDCD and #B2B3CD.