Palettes / Colors / #B3BCDB

#B3BCDB — Light Muted Blue

#B3BCDB is a blue color we call Light Muted 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 #B3BCDB 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.

#B3BCDB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DBD2B3; it also sits naturally between #B3D0DB and #BDB3DB. 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 74% · Blue 86%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B3BCDB

.text { color: #B3BCDB; }
.background { background-color: #B3BCDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3BCDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 188, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 36%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3BCDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 188, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3BCDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 188, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B3BCDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3BCDB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBD2B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B3BCDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B3BCDB

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 #B3BCDB 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 #B3BCDB 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

← #B3BCDA  ·  #B3BCDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B3BCDB?

#B3BCDB is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 179, 188, 219). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B3BCDB?

#B3BCDB is RGB 179, 188, 219 — HSL 226°, 36%, 78% — CMYK 18%, 14%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #B3BCDB?

Its complement is #DBD2B3; analogous partners are #B3D0DB and #BDB3DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B3BCDB for text?

Black text on #B3BCDB has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.