What color is #BEC8E3?

#BEC8E3 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 #BEC8E3?

The RGB value is 190, 200, 227: 190 red, 200 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC8E3?

The complementary color is #E3D9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC8E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC8E3 color

#BEC8E3 rgb(190, 200, 227)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BEC8E3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 78.4% green and 89% blue (190, 200, 227).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 40% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#BEC8E3 color codes

HEX	`#BEC8E3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 200, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 78.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 40%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.63, 2.05, -14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.63, 14.67, 278.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.751, 57.801, 80.878)`
Decimal	`12503267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC8E3, 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 #BEC8E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC8E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	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 #BEC8E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec8e3; }
.text { color: #bec8e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec8e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 200 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec8e3, #c6bee3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEC8E3?: #BEC8E3 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 #BEC8E3?: The RGB value is 190, 200, 227: 190 red, 200 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC8E3?: The complementary color is #E3D9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC8E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.