What color is #BECEFD?

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

What is the RGB value of #BECEFD?

The RGB value is 190, 206, 253: 190 red, 206 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BECEFD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BECEFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BECEFD color

#BECEFD rgb(190, 206, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BECEFD is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80.8% green and 99.2% blue (190, 206, 253).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 94% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#BECEFD color codes

HEX	`#BECEFD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 206, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 80.8%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 94%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 25%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.01, 4.6, -24.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.01, 25.22, 280.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.031, 62.18, 101.696)`
Decimal	`12504829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BECEFD, 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 #BECEFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BECEFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	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 #BECEFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #becefd; }
.text { color: #becefd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #becefd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 206 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #becefd, #cebefd); }

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Questions

What color is #BECEFD?: #BECEFD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BECEFD?: The RGB value is 190, 206, 253: 190 red, 206 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BECEFD?: The complementary color is #FDEDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BECEFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.