Palettes / Colors / #BBBECA

#BBBECA — Light Dusty Blue

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

#BBBECA 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 #C9C6BA; it also sits naturally between #BAC5C9 and #BFBAC9. 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 75% · Blue 79%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBECA

.text { color: #BBBECA; }
.background { background-color: #BBBECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 190, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(228, 12%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 190, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 190, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9C6BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBECA: #000000.

How #BBBECA 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 #BBBECA 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

← #BBBEC9  ·  #BBBECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBECA?

#BBBECA is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 190, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBECA?

#BBBECA is RGB 187, 190, 202 — HSL 228°, 12%, 76% — CMYK 7%, 6%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #BBBECA?

Its complement is #C9C6BA; analogous partners are #BAC5C9 and #BFBAC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBECA for text?

Black text on #BBBECA has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.