What color is #BECAEA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BECAEA?

The RGB value is 190, 202, 234: 190 red, 202 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECAEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BECAEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECAEA color

#BECAEA rgb(190, 202, 234)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 79.2% green and 91.8% blue (190, 202, 234).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 51% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#BECAEA color codes

HEX	`#BECAEA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 202, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 79.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 51%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 19%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.36, 2.49, -17.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.36, 17.35, 278.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.203, 59.128, 86.225)`
Decimal	`12503786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECAEA, 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 #BECAEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECAEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	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 #BECAEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becaea; }
.text { color: #becaea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becaea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 202 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becaea, #c8beea); }

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Questions

What color is #BECAEA?: #BECAEA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECAEA?: The RGB value is 190, 202, 234: 190 red, 202 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECAEA?: The complementary color is #EADEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECAEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.