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#B7BCCD

Silver · light cool blue

About #B7BCCD

With the hex code #B7BCCD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 74% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 8% 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 9.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDC8B7, 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 — 11.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red183
Green188
Blue205

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.2
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #B7BCCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7BCCD.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7BCCD.
11.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7BCCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7BCCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BDCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6BBCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2BFC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7BCCD?

With the hex code #B7BCCD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 74% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B7BCCD?

Use black text. Black on #B7BCCD has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7BCCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDC8B7, and analogous partners are #B7C7CD and #BDB7CD.