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#BEC1DF Color

#BEC1DF is rgb(190, 193, 223) in RGB, hsl(235, 34%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEC1DF
HEX#BEC1DF
RGBrgb(190, 193, 223)
HSLhsl(235, 34%, 81%)
HSVhsv(235, 15%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.042 280.9)
LABlab(78.55% 3.42 -15.40)
LCHlch(78.55% 15.78 282.51)

What #BEC1DF 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 #BEC1DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 5.17Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 5.4Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.33Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.45Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.87Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 9.11

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

#BEC1DF Channel Values

How #BEC1DF 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 193 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 235° · S 34% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 235° · S 15% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEC1DF 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEC1DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEC1DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEC1DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BEC1DF
Complementary
#DFDCBE
Analogous
#BED1DF
Analogous
#CCBEDF
Triadic
#DFBEC1
Triadic
#C1DFBE
Split comp.
#DFCCBE
Split comp.
#D1DFBE

Tints & Shades of #BEC1DF

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

#C5C7E2
#CFD1E7
#D6D8EB
#E0E2F0
#E7E8F3
#F1F2F8

Shades

#989DCD
#7379BA
#5158A4
#3E447E
#2C3059
#191B33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEC1DF.

How #BEC1DF 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#BEC1DF
Protanopia#C0C0DF
Protanomaly#C0C1DF
Deuteranopia#C0C0DF
Deuteranomaly#BFC0DF
Tritanopia#BAC5C5
Tritanomaly#BBC3D0
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEC1DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bec1df: #BEC1DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEC1DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bec1df': '#BEC1DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.757, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_bec1df">#BEC1DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEC1DF"

More Blue Colors

#BEC1DF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BEC1DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEC1DF?

#BEC1DF is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 193, 223) in RGB and hsl(235, 34%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.17.

What is the RGB value of #BEC1DF?

#BEC1DF is rgb(190, 193, 223) — red 190, green 193, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEC1DF?

#BEC1DF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEC1DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEC1DF scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEC1DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEC1DF 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 6.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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