Palettes / Colors / #BBCBD3

#BBCBD3 — Light Dusty Blue

#BBCBD3 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#BBCBD3 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 #D3C3BB; it also sits naturally between #BBD3CF and #BBBFD3. 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 80% · Blue 83%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBCBD3

.text { color: #BBCBD3; }
.background { background-color: #BBCBD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCBD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 203, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 21%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCBD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 203, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCBD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 203, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBCBD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCBD3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3C3BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCBD3: #000000.

How #BBCBD3 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 #BBCBD3 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

← #BBCBD2  ·  #BBCBD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCBD3?

#BBCBD3 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 203, 211). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCBD3?

#BBCBD3 is RGB 187, 203, 211 — HSL 200°, 21%, 78% — CMYK 11%, 4%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #BBCBD3?

Its complement is #D3C3BB; analogous partners are #BBD3CF and #BBBFD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCBD3 for text?

Black text on #BBCBD3 has a contrast ratio of 12.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.