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#BEBEEE Color

#BEBEEE is rgb(190, 190, 238) in RGB, hsl(240, 59%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEBEEE
HEX#BEBEEE
RGBrgb(190, 190, 238)
HSLhsl(240, 59%, 84%)
HSVhsv(240, 20%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.067 284.8)
LABlab(78.20% 7.41 -23.96)
LCHlch(78.20% 25.08 287.18)

What #BEBEEE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BEBEEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#BEBEEE Channel Values

How #BEBEEE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 190 · G 190 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 240° · S 59% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 240° · S 20% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEBEEE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEBEEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEBEEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEBEEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BEBEEE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEBEEE.

How #BEBEEE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BEBEEE
Protanopia#BEBEEE
Protanomaly#BEBEEE
Deuteranopia#BEBEEE
Deuteranomaly#BEBEEE
Tritanopia#B7C5C5
Tritanomaly#BAC2D7
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEBEEE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bebeee: #BEBEEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEBEEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bebeee': '#BEBEEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.745, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_bebeee">#BEBEEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEBEEE"

More Blue Colors

#BEBEEE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEBEEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEBEEE?

#BEBEEE is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 190, 238) in RGB and hsl(240, 59%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.27.

What is the RGB value of #BEBEEE?

#BEBEEE is rgb(190, 190, 238) — red 190, green 190, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEBEEE?

#BEBEEE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEBEEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEBEEE scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEBEEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEBEEE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.38, which is visibly different.

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