What color is #BECAE5?

#BECAE5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECAE5?

The RGB value is 190, 202, 229: 190 red, 202 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECAE5?

The complementary color is #E5D9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECAE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECAE5 color

#BECAE5 rgb(190, 202, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BECAE5 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.2% green and 89.8% blue (190, 202, 229).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Maritime (#BDCFEA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#BECAE5 color codes

HEX	`#BECAE5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 202, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.2%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.21, 1.41, -14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.21, 14.8, 275.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.495, 58.844, 82.495)`
Decimal	`12503781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECAE5, 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 #BECAE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECAE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #BECAE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becae5; }
.text { color: #becae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becae5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 202 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becae5, #c6bee5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BECAE5?: #BECAE5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECAE5?: The RGB value is 190, 202, 229: 190 red, 202 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECAE5?: The complementary color is #E5D9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECAE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.