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#B7BCCF

Silver · light cool blue

About #B7BCCF

#B7BCCF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFCAB7 — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B7BCCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red183
Green188
Blue207

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.8
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #B7BCCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7BCCF.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B7BCCF.
11.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7BCCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7BCCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BDD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5BCCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2BFC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7BCCF?

#B7BCCF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7BCCF?

Use black text. Black on #B7BCCF has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7BCCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFCAB7, and analogous partners are #B7C8CF and #BEB7CF.