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#C1BFCF

Silver · light cool blue

About #C1BFCF

With the hex code #C1BFCF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 75% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDCFBF, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red193
Green191
Blue207

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #C1BFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #C1BFCF.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #C1BFCF.
11.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C1BFCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C1BFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC1D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCC0CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFC1C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C1BFCF?

With the hex code #C1BFCF, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 75% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C1BFCF?

Use black text. Black on #C1BFCF has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C1BFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CDCFBF, and analogous partners are #BFC5CF and #C9BFCF.