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#BCC2D5

Silver · light cool blue

About #BCC2D5

#BCC2D5 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 76% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.4), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5CFBC (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 — 11.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red188
Green194
Blue213

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #BCC2D5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BCC2D5.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BCC2D5.
11.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCC2D5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCC2D5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC3D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBC1D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7C5C8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCC2D5?

#BCC2D5 is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 76% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCC2D5?

Use black text. Black on #BCC2D5 has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCC2D5?

Its complementary colour is #D5CFBC, and analogous partners are #BCCFD5 and #C3BCD5.