What color is #BEC5E2?

#BEC5E2 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 #BEC5E2?

The RGB value is 190, 197, 226: 190 red, 197 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC5E2?

The complementary color is #E2DBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC5E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC5E2 color

#BEC5E2 rgb(190, 197, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BEC5E2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 77.3% green and 88.6% blue (190, 197, 226).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#BEC5E2 color codes

HEX	`#BEC5E2`
RGB	`rgb(190, 197, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 77.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.82, 3.44, -15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.82, 15.58, 282.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.926, 56.37, 79.923)`
Decimal	`12502498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC5E2, 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 #BEC5E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC5E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	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 #BEC5E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec5e2; }
.text { color: #bec5e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec5e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 197 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec5e2, #c9bee2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEC5E2?: #BEC5E2 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 #BEC5E2?: The RGB value is 190, 197, 226: 190 red, 197 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC5E2?: The complementary color is #E2DBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC5E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.