What color is #BEC4D9?

#BEC4D9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC4D9?

The RGB value is 190, 196, 217: 190 red, 196 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC4D9?

The complementary color is #D9D3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC4D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC4D9 color

#BEC4D9 rgb(190, 196, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC4D9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 76.9% green and 85.1% blue (190, 196, 217).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 26% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#BEC4D9 color codes

HEX	`#BEC4D9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 196, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 76.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 26%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.29, 2.08, -11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.29, 11.35, 280.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.497, 55.436, 73.514)`
Decimal	`12502233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC4D9, 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 #BEC4D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC4D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	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 #BEC4D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec4d9; }
.text { color: #bec4d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec4d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 196 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec4d9, #c6bed9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEC4D9?: #BEC4D9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC4D9?: The RGB value is 190, 196, 217: 190 red, 196 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC4D9?: The complementary color is #D9D3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC4D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.