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#BDC2CC

#bdc2cc ≈ Silver

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdc2cc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 76.08% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.35% cyan, 4.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 12.82% saturation and 77.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5376

Complementary

  1. #bdc2cc
  2. #ccc7bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdc2cc
  2. #ccc0bd
  3. #caccbd

Analogous

  1. #bdcacc
  2. #bdc2cc
  3. #c0bdcc

Triadic

  1. #bdc2cc
  2. #ccbdc2
  3. #c2ccbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc2cc
  2. #c7bdcc
  3. #ccc7bd
  4. #c2ccbd

Square

  1. #bdc2cc
  2. #ccbdca
  3. #ccc7bd
  4. #bdccc0

Monochromatic

  1. #697387
  2. #929aab
  3. #bdc2cc
  4. #e8eaed
  5. #f3f4f6

Shades

#bdc2cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc2cc
  2. #aaafb8
  3. #979ba3
  4. #84888f
  5. #71747a
  6. #5f6166
  7. #4c4e52
  8. #393a3d
  9. #262729
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc2cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc2cc
  2. #c4c8d1
  3. #caced6
  4. #d1d4db
  5. #d7dae0
  6. #dee1e6
  7. #e5e7eb
  8. #ebedf0
  9. #f2f3f5
  10. #f8f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc2cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc2cc
  2. #b7bbc4
  3. #b1b5bd
  4. #abaeb5
  5. #a5a8ae
  6. #9fa1a6
  7. #989a9e
  8. #929497
  9. #8c8d8f
  10. #868788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c2c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfc2cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec1cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bac4c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec2cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc1cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbc3c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc2cc {
  color: #bdc2cc;
}
Background
.bg-bdc2cc {
  background-color: #bdc2cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc2cc {
  border: 2px solid #bdc2cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc2cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 194 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 13% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc2cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc2cc, #c0bdcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc2cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 194 204 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.00 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.55 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.55 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.82 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.69 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.73 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.05 #423d33 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Silver
#bdc2cc  rgb(189, 194, 204)  hsl(220, 13%, 77%)  Silver
#ccc7bd  rgb(204, 199, 189)  hsl(40, 13%, 77%)  Timberwolf
#ccbdc2  rgb(204, 189, 194)  hsl(340, 13%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#c2ccbd  rgb(194, 204, 189)  hsl(100, 13%, 77%)  Ash Gray