Palettes / Colors / #BBBBCD

#BBBBCD — Light Dusty Blue

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

#BBBBCD 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 #CDCDBC; it also sits naturally between #BCC4CD and #C4BCCD. 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 73% · Blue 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBBCD

.text { color: #BBBBCD; }
.background { background-color: #BBBBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 187, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 15%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 187, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 187, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCDBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBBCD: #000000.

How #BBBBCD 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 #BBBBCD 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

← #BBBBCC  ·  #BBBBCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBBCD?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBBCD?

#BBBBCD is RGB 187, 187, 205 — HSL 240°, 15%, 77% — CMYK 9%, 9%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BBBBCD?

Its complement is #CDCDBC; analogous partners are #BCC4CD and #C4BCCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBBCD for text?

Black text on #BBBBCD has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.