What color is #BEBFDB?

#BEBFDB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBFDB?

The RGB value is 190, 191, 219: 190 red, 191 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBFDB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEBFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBFDB color

#BEBFDB rgb(190, 191, 219)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.9% green and 85.9% blue (190, 191, 219).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#BEBFDB color codes

HEX	`#BEBFDB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 191, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.9%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.07, 5.18, -14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.07, 15, 290.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.649, 53.323, 74.523)`
Decimal	`12500955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBFDB, 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 #BEBFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #BEBFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebfdb; }
.text { color: #bebfdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebfdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 191 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebfdb, #ccbedb); }

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Questions

What color is #BEBFDB?: #BEBFDB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBFDB?: The RGB value is 190, 191, 219: 190 red, 191 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBFDB?: The complementary color is #DBDABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.