What color is #BECDF3?

#BECDF3 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BECDF3?

The RGB value is 190, 205, 243: 190 red, 205 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECDF3?

The complementary color is #F3E4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BECDF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECDF3 color

#BECDF3 rgb(190, 205, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BECDF3 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80.4% green and 95.3% blue (190, 205, 243).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 69% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#BECDF3 color codes

HEX	`#BECDF3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 205, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80.4%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 69%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 22%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.42, 2.87, -20.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.42, 20.57, 278.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.24, 61.079, 93.445)`
Decimal	`12504563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECDF3, 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 #BECDF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECDF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	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 #BECDF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becdf3; }
.text { color: #becdf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becdf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 205 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becdf3, #cabef3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #BECDF3?: #BECDF3 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECDF3?: The RGB value is 190, 205, 243: 190 red, 205 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECDF3?: The complementary color is #F3E4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECDF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.