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#BCC0D2

Silver · light cool blue

About #BCC0D2

#BCC0D2 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 75% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.7); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2CEBC — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BCC0D2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green192
Blue210

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #BCC0D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BCC0D2.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BCC0D2.
11.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCC0D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCC0D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBC1D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAC0D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7C3C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCC0D2?

#BCC0D2 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 75% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCC0D2?

Use black text. Black on #BCC0D2 has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCC0D2?

Its complementary colour is #D2CEBC, and analogous partners are #BCCBD2 and #C3BCD2.