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#BCC2DB

Thistle · light cool blue

About #BCC2DB

#BCC2DB is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 76% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.1), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBD5BC (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 — 11.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green194
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #BCC2DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BCC2DB.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BCC2DB.
11.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCC2DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCC2DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBC4DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9C2DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5C6CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCC2DB?

#BCC2DB is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 76% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCC2DB?

Use black text. Black on #BCC2DB has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCC2DB?

Its complementary colour is #DBD5BC, and analogous partners are #BCD1DB and #C6BCDB.