Palettes / Colors / #B1BBCD

#B1BBCD — Light Dusty Blue

#B1BBCD is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #B1BBCD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B1BBCD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CDC3B1; it also sits naturally between #B1C9CD and #B5B1CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 73% · Blue 80%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B1BBCD

.text { color: #B1BBCD; }
.background { background-color: #B1BBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B1BBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(177, 187, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 22%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B1BBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(177, 187, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B1BBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(177, 187, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B1BBCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B1BBCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDC3B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B1BBCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B1BBCD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B1BBCD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B1BBCD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B1BBCC  ·  #B1BBCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B1BBCD?

#B1BBCD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 177, 187, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B1BBCD?

#B1BBCD is RGB 177, 187, 205 — HSL 219°, 22%, 75% — CMYK 14%, 9%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #B1BBCD?

Its complement is #CDC3B1; analogous partners are #B1C9CD and #B5B1CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B1BBCD for text?

Black text on #B1BBCD has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.