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#BBBFD3

Silver · light cool blue

About #BBBFD3

#BBBFD3 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 75% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.8), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3CFBB (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 — 11.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red187
Green191
Blue211

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #BBBFD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BBBFD3.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BBBFD3.
11.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBBFD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBBFD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC1D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BFD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6C2C5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBBFD3?

#BBBFD3 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 75% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BBBFD3?

Use black text. Black on #BBBFD3 has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBBFD3?

Its complementary colour is #D3CFBB, and analogous partners are #BBCBD3 and #C3BBD3.