#B5B4CD
Thistle · light cool blue
About #B5B4CD
#B5B4CD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 71% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.4); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCCDB4 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B5B4CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B5B4CD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #B5B4CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B5B4CD?
#B5B4CD is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 71% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B5B4CD?
Use black text. Black on #B5B4CD has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B5B4CD?
Its complementary colour is #CCCDB4, and analogous partners are #B4C0CD and #C2B4CD.