What color is #BEC1DE?

#BEC1DE 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 #BEC1DE?

The RGB value is 190, 193, 222: 190 red, 193 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC1DE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEC1DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC1DE color

#BEC1DE rgb(190, 193, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BEC1DE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 75.7% green and 87.1% blue (190, 193, 222).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 33% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#BEC1DE color codes

HEX	`#BEC1DE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 193, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 75.7%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.67, 4.73, -14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.67, 15.52, 287.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.487, 54.36, 76.768)`
Decimal	`12501470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC1DE, 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 #BEC1DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC1DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	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 #BEC1DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec1de; }
.text { color: #bec1de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec1de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 193 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec1de, #cbbede); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC1DE?: #BEC1DE 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 #BEC1DE?: The RGB value is 190, 193, 222: 190 red, 193 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC1DE?: The complementary color is #DEDBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC1DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.