What color is #BEBEF1?

#BEBEF1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBEF1?

The RGB value is 190, 190, 241: 190 red, 190 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBEF1?

The complementary color is #F1F1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBEF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBEF1 color

#BEBEF1 rgb(190, 190, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BEBEF1 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.5% green and 94.5% blue (190, 190, 241).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 65% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#BEBEF1 color codes

HEX	`#BEBEF1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 190, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.5%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 65%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 21%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.53, 10.5, -25.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.53, 27.31, 292.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.522, 54.124, 90.724)`
Decimal	`12500721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBEF1, 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 #BEBEF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBEF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #BEBEF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebef1; }
.text { color: #bebef1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebef1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 190 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebef1, #d8bef1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEBEF1?: #BEBEF1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBEF1?: The RGB value is 190, 190, 241: 190 red, 190 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBEF1?: The complementary color is #F1F1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBEF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.