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#BEBFCB Color

#BEBFCB is rgb(190, 191, 203) in RGB, hsl(235, 11%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEBFCB
HEX#BEBFCB
RGBrgb(190, 191, 203)
HSLhsl(235, 11%, 77%)
HSVhsv(235, 6%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.017 282.2)
LABlab(77.54% 1.35 -6.18)
LCHlch(77.54% 6.32 282.34)

What #BEBFCB 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 #BEBFCB, 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.

#BEBFCB Channel Values

How #BEBFCB 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 191 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 235° · S 11% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 235° · S 6% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEBFCB 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEBFCB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEBFCB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BEBFCB

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 #BEBFCB.

How #BEBFCB 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#BEBFCB
Protanopia#BFBFCB
Protanomaly#BEBFCB
Deuteranopia#BFBFCB
Deuteranomaly#BEBFCB
Tritanopia#BCC1C1
Tritanomaly#BDC0C5
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEBFCB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bebfcb: #BEBFCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEBFCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bebfcb': '#BEBFCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.749, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_bebfcb">#BEBFCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEBFCB"

More Blue Colors

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

#BEBFCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEBFCB?

#BEBFCB is a light blue — rgb(190, 191, 203) in RGB and hsl(235, 11%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.85.

What is the RGB value of #BEBFCB?

#BEBFCB is rgb(190, 191, 203) — red 190, green 191, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEBFCB?

#BEBFCB converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEBFCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEBFCB scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEBFCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEBFCB 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 silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 6.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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