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#BCCBD2 — Light Dusty Blue

#BCCBD2 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BCCBD2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BCCBD2 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 #D2C3BC; it also sits naturally between #BCD2CE and #BCC0D2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCCBD2 · RGB 188, 203, 210

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Color values

HEX#BCCBD2
RGB188, 203, 210
HSL199°, 20%, 78%
HSV199°, 10%, 82%
CMYK10%, 3%, 0%, 18%
XYZ53.73, 58.06, 69.35
Yxy58.06, 0.2966, 0.3205
CIE-Lab80.77, -3.69, -5.23
Hunter Lab76.19, -3.46, -4.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 80% · Blue 82%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCCBD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCCBD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCCBD2

.text { color: #BCCBD2; }
.background { background-color: #BCCBD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCCBD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 203, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 20%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCCBD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 203, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCCBD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 203, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCCBD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCCBD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCCBD2

#A6BAC4#8EA8B4#7897A5#628393#54707D#455D68#354750#27343A#161E22#080B0C

Tints of #BCCBD2

#C2D0D6#C8D4DA#CBD7DC#D1DCE0#D7E0E4#DDE5E9#E3EAED#E7ECEF#EDF1F3#F3F6F7

Tones of #BCCBD2

#BDCAD0#BFCACF#C1C9CD#C2C9CC#C4C8CA#C5C8C9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2C3BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.67:1 Fails
Against black text12.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCCBD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCCBD2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BCCBD2: ·

How #BCCBD2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C2C3D0Deuteranopia · #C2C1D0Tritanopia · #BDCFCF

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCCBD2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Eaefef
#EAEFEF · #BFC9D1 · #25343F · #FF9B51
Palette 6096b4
#6096B4 · #93BFCF · #BDCDD6 · #EEE9DA
Palette 333446
#333446 · #7F8CAA · #B8CFCE · #EAEFEF
Palette Fff7f1
#FFF7F1 · #FFE4C9 · #E78895 · #BED1CF
Palette 343434
#343434 · #055E68 · #62A388 · #B9D2D2
Palette B7c4cf
#B7C4CF · #EEE3CB · #D7C0AE · #967E76

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BFC9D1#BDCDD6#B8CFCE#BED1CF#B9D2D2#B7C4CF#BACDDB#B3C8CF#BCCCDC#B7CADB#BECCDD#BED4CB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCCBD1  ·  #BCCBD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCCBD2?

#BCCBD2 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 203, 210). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCCBD2?

#BCCBD2 is RGB 188, 203, 210 — HSL 199°, 20%, 78% — CMYK 10%, 3%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #BCCBD2?

Its complement is #D2C3BC; analogous partners are #BCD2CE and #BCC0D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCCBD2 for text?

Black text on #BCCBD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.