Palettes / Colors / #B2B2CD

#B2B2CD — Light Dusty Blue

#B2B2CD is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#B2B2CD 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 #CDCDB2; it also sits naturally between #B2BFCD and #BFB2CD. 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 70% · Green 70% · Blue 80%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #B2B2CD

.text { color: #B2B2CD; }
.background { background-color: #B2B2CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B2B2CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 178, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 21%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B2B2CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 178, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B2B2CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 178, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B2B2CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B2B2CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B2B2CD

Tints of #B2B2CD

Tones of #B2B2CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCDB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B2B2CD: #000000.

How #B2B2CD 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 #B2B2CD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B2B2CC  ·  #B2B2CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B2B2CD?

#B2B2CD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 178, 178, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B2B2CD?

#B2B2CD is RGB 178, 178, 205 — HSL 240°, 21%, 75% — CMYK 13%, 13%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #B2B2CD?

Its complement is #CDCDB2; analogous partners are #B2BFCD and #BFB2CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B2B2CD for text?

Black text on #B2B2CD has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.