Palettes / Colors / #BCC8CD

#BCC8CD — Light Dusty Blue

#BCC8CD is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#BCC8CD 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 #CDC1BC; it also sits naturally between #BCCDCA and #BCBFCD. 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 74% · Green 78% · Blue 80%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCC8CD

.text { color: #BCC8CD; }
.background { background-color: #BCC8CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCC8CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 200, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 15%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCC8CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 200, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCC8CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 200, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCC8CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCC8CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDC1BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCC8CD: #000000.

How #BCC8CD 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 #BCC8CD 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

← #BCC8CC  ·  #BCC8CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCC8CD?

#BCC8CD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 200, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCC8CD?

#BCC8CD is RGB 188, 200, 205 — HSL 198°, 15%, 77% — CMYK 8%, 2%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BCC8CD?

Its complement is #CDC1BC; analogous partners are #BCCDCA and #BCBFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCC8CD for text?

Black text on #BCC8CD has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.