What color is #BEC9E6?

#BEC9E6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEC9E6?

The RGB value is 190, 201, 230: 190 red, 201 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEC9E6?

The complementary color is #E6DBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEC9E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEC9E6 color

#BEC9E6 rgb(190, 201, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BEC9E6 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 78.8% green and 90.2% blue (190, 201, 230).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 44% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BEC9E6 color codes

HEX	`#BEC9E6`
RGB	`rgb(190, 201, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 78.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 44%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.98, 2.15, -15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.98, 15.76, 277.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.401, 58.433, 83.155)`
Decimal	`12503526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEC9E6, 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 #BEC9E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEC9E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #BEC9E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bec9e6; }
.text { color: #bec9e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec9e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 201 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bec9e6, #c7bee6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEC9E6?: #BEC9E6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEC9E6?: The RGB value is 190, 201, 230: 190 red, 201 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEC9E6?: The complementary color is #E6DBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEC9E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.