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#BABCCB

Silver · light cool blue

About #BABCCB

#BABCCB is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 74% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.2), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBC9BA (oat), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green188
Blue203

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #BABCCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BABCCB.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BABCCB.
11.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BABCCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BDCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8BCCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7BEC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BABCCB?

#BABCCB is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 74% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BABCCB?

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

›What colours go with #BABCCB?

Its complementary colour is #CBC9BA, and analogous partners are #BAC5CB and #C0BACB.