Palettes / Colors / #BBBCD3

#BBBCD3 — Light Dusty Blue

#BBBCD3 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#BBBCD3 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 #D3D2BB; it also sits naturally between #BBC8D3 and #C6BBD3. 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 83%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBCD3

.text { color: #BBBCD3; }
.background { background-color: #BBBCD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBCD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 188, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 21%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBCD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 188, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBCD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 188, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBCD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBCD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBBCD3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3D2BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBCD3: #000000.

How #BBBCD3 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 #BBBCD3 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 #BBBCD3?

#BBBCD3 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 188, 211). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBCD3?

#BBBCD3 is RGB 187, 188, 211 — HSL 237°, 21%, 78% — CMYK 11%, 11%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #BBBCD3?

Its complement is #D3D2BB; analogous partners are #BBC8D3 and #C6BBD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBCD3 for text?

Black text on #BBBCD3 has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.