Palettes / Colors / #B9BDCA

#B9BDCA — Light Dusty Blue

#B9BDCA is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#B9BDCA 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 #CAC6B9; it also sits naturally between #B9C6CA and #BEB9CA. 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 73% · Green 74% · Blue 79%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B9BDCA

.text { color: #B9BDCA; }
.background { background-color: #B9BDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B9BDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(185, 189, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 14%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B9BDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(185, 189, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B9BDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(185, 189, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B9BDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B9BDCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAC6B9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B9BDCA: #000000.

How #B9BDCA 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 #B9BDCA 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

← #B9BDC9  ·  #B9BDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B9BDCA?

#B9BDCA is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 185, 189, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B9BDCA?

#B9BDCA is RGB 185, 189, 202 — HSL 226°, 14%, 76% — CMYK 8%, 6%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #B9BDCA?

Its complement is #CAC6B9; analogous partners are #B9C6CA and #BEB9CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B9BDCA for text?

Black text on #B9BDCA has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.