What color is #BEC7F6?

#BEC7F6 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC7F6?

The RGB value is 190, 199, 246: 190 red, 199 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC7F6?

The complementary color is #F6EDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC7F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC7F6 color

#BEC7F6 rgb(190, 199, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BEC7F6 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 78% green and 96.5% blue (190, 199, 246).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 76% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#BEC7F6 color codes

HEX	`#BEC7F6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 199, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 78%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 76%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 23%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 19%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.99, 6.76, -24.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.99, 25.08, 285.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.289, 58.447, 95.381)`
Decimal	`12503030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC7F6, 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 #BEC7F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC7F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #BEC7F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec7f6; }
.text { color: #bec7f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec7f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 199 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec7f6, #d1bef6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC7F6?: #BEC7F6 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC7F6?: The RGB value is 190, 199, 246: 190 red, 199 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC7F6?: The complementary color is #F6EDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC7F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.