What color is #BEC3D6?

#BEC3D6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC3D6?

The RGB value is 190, 195, 214: 190 red, 195 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC3D6?

The complementary color is #D6D1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC3D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC3D6 color

#BEC3D6 rgb(190, 195, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC3D6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.5% green and 83.9% blue (190, 195, 214).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#BEC3D6 color codes

HEX	`#BEC3D6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 195, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.94, 2, -10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.94, 10.26, 281.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.885, 54.832, 71.403)`
Decimal	`12501974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC3D6, 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 #BEC3D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC3D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	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 #BEC3D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec3d6; }
.text { color: #bec3d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec3d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 195 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec3d6, #c5bed6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEC3D6?: #BEC3D6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC3D6?: The RGB value is 190, 195, 214: 190 red, 195 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC3D6?: The complementary color is #D6D1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC3D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.