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#BEC2FD Color

#BEC2FD is rgb(190, 194, 253) in RGB, hsl(236, 94%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 23%, 0%, 1%) 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 5.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEC2FD
HEX#BEC2FD
RGBrgb(190, 194, 253)
HSLhsl(236, 94%, 87%)
HSVhsv(236, 25%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 23%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.083 281.4)
LABlab(79.66% 7.98 -29.74)
LCHlch(79.66% 30.80 285.03)

What #BEC2FD 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 #BEC2FD, 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.

#BEC2FD Channel Values

How #BEC2FD 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 194 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 236° · S 94% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 236° · S 25% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEC2FD 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEC2FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEC2FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEC2FD; 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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Tints & Shades of #BEC2FD

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 #BEC2FD.

How #BEC2FD 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#BEC2FD
Protanopia#C1C1FD
Protanomaly#C0C2FD
Deuteranopia#C1C1FD
Deuteranomaly#C0C1FD
Tritanopia#B4CBCB
Tritanomaly#B8C7E1
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEC2FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bec2fd: #BEC2FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEC2FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bec2fd': '#BEC2FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.761, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_bec2fd">#BEC2FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEC2FD"

More Blue Colors

#BEC2FD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEC2FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEC2FD?

#BEC2FD is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 194, 253) in RGB and hsl(236, 94%, 87%) 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 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #BEC2FD?

#BEC2FD is rgb(190, 194, 253) — red 190, green 194, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEC2FD?

#BEC2FD converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 23%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEC2FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEC2FD scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEC2FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEC2FD 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 18.03, which is visibly different.

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