Palettes / Colors / #BBBDD4

#BBBDD4 — Light Dusty Blue

#BBBDD4 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#BBBDD4 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 #D4D2BA; it also sits naturally between #BAC9D4 and #C5BAD4. 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 12% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBDD4

.text { color: #BBBDD4; }
.background { background-color: #BBBDD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBDD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 189, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 23%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBDD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 189, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBDD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 189, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBDD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBDD4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4D2BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBDD4: #000000.

How #BBBDD4 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 #BBBDD4 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 #BBBDD4?

#BBBDD4 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 189, 212). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBDD4?

#BBBDD4 is RGB 187, 189, 212 — HSL 235°, 23%, 78% — CMYK 12%, 11%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #BBBDD4?

Its complement is #D4D2BA; analogous partners are #BAC9D4 and #C5BAD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBDD4 for text?

Black text on #BBBDD4 has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.