What color is #BEBCD8?

#BEBCD8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBCD8?

The RGB value is 190, 188, 216: 190 red, 188 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBCD8?

The complementary color is #D6D8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBCD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBCD8 color

#BEBCD8 rgb(190, 188, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BEBCD8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.7% green and 84.7% blue (190, 188, 216).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 26% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#BEBCD8 color codes

HEX	`#BEBCD8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 188, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 73.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.2, 6.18, -13.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.2, 15.07, 294.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.611, 51.871, 72.246)`
Decimal	`12500184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBCD8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BEBCD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBCD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BEBCD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebcd8; }
.text { color: #bebcd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebcd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 188 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebcd8, #ccbcd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEBCD8?: #BEBCD8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBCD8?: The RGB value is 190, 188, 216: 190 red, 188 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBCD8?: The complementary color is #D6D8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBCD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.