What color is #BEC7DD?

#BEC7DD 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 #BEC7DD?

The RGB value is 190, 199, 221: 190 red, 199 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC7DD?

The complementary color is #DDD4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC7DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC7DD color

#BEC7DD rgb(190, 199, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEC7DD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 78% green and 86.7% blue (190, 199, 221).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 31% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#BEC7DD color codes

HEX	`#BEC7DD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 199, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 78%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 31%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.19, 1.31, -11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.19, 12.04, 276.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.707, 57.014, 76.515)`
Decimal	`12503005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC7DD, 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 #BEC7DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC7DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #BEC7DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec7dd; }
.text { color: #bec7dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec7dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 199 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec7dd, #c5bedd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEC7DD?: #BEC7DD 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 #BEC7DD?: The RGB value is 190, 199, 221: 190 red, 199 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC7DD?: The complementary color is #DDD4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC7DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.