What color is #BEC2DD?

#BEC2DD 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 #BEC2DD?

The RGB value is 190, 194, 221: 190 red, 194 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC2DD?

The complementary color is #DDD9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC2DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC2DD color

#BEC2DD rgb(190, 194, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BEC2DD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.1% green and 86.7% blue (190, 194, 221).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 31% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#BEC2DD color codes

HEX	`#BEC2DD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 194, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.1%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 31%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.9, 3.99, -13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.9, 14.46, 286)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.575, 54.751, 76.138)`
Decimal	`12501725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC2DD, 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 #BEC2DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC2DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #BEC2DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec2dd; }
.text { color: #bec2dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec2dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 194 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec2dd, #cabedd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEC2DD?: #BEC2DD 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 #BEC2DD?: The RGB value is 190, 194, 221: 190 red, 194 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC2DD?: The complementary color is #DDD9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC2DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.