Palettes / Colors / #B4BDCB

#B4BDCB — Light Dusty Blue

#B4BDCB is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#B4BDCB 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 #CBC2B4; it also sits naturally between #B4C8CB and #B6B4CB. 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 71% · Green 74% · Blue 80%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B4BDCB

.text { color: #B4BDCB; }
.background { background-color: #B4BDCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4BDCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 189, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 18%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4BDCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 189, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4BDCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 189, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B4BDCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4BDCB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBC2B4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B4BDCB: #000000.

How #B4BDCB 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 #B4BDCB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B4BDCB?

#B4BDCB is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 180, 189, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B4BDCB?

#B4BDCB is RGB 180, 189, 203 — HSL 217°, 18%, 75% — CMYK 11%, 7%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #B4BDCB?

Its complement is #CBC2B4; analogous partners are #B4C8CB and #B6B4CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B4BDCB for text?

Black text on #B4BDCB has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.