#BCBDCE
Silver · light cool blue
About #BCBDCE
#BCBDCE is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 74% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.2), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CECDBC (oat), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCBDCE
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How #BCBDCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCBDCE?
#BCBDCE is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 74% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCBDCE?
Use black text. Black on #BCBDCE has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCBDCE?
Its complementary colour is #CECDBC, and analogous partners are #BCC6CE and #C4BCCE.