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#BEC3E4 Color

#BEC3E4 is rgb(190, 195, 228) in RGB, hsl(232, 41%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 11%) 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 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEC3E4
HEX#BEC3E4
RGBrgb(190, 195, 228)
HSLhsl(232, 41%, 82%)
HSVhsv(232, 17%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.047 278.5)
LABlab(79.20% 3.22 -17.11)
LCHlch(79.20% 17.41 280.66)

What #BEC3E4 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 #BEC3E4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 5.48Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.6Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.34Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.42Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.85Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 10.01

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

#BEC3E4 Channel Values

How #BEC3E4 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 195 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 41% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 17% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEC3E4 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEC3E4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEC3E4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEC3E4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BEC3E4
Complementary
#E4DFBE
Analogous
#BED6E4
Analogous
#CCBEE4
Triadic
#E4BEC3
Triadic
#C3E4BE
Split comp.
#E4CCBE
Split comp.
#D6E4BE

Tints & Shades of #BEC3E4

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

#C5CAE7
#D0D4EB
#D7DBEE
#DFE1F1
#E6E8F4
#F1F2F9

Shades

#979FD3
#6F7AC3
#4A57B0
#384285
#272E5D
#171B36

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEC3E4.

How #BEC3E4 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#BEC3E4
Protanopia#C2C2E4
Protanomaly#C1C2E4
Deuteranopia#C1C1E4
Deuteranomaly#C0C2E4
Tritanopia#B9C8C8
Tritanomaly#BBC6D4
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEC3E4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bec3e4: #BEC3E4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEC3E4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bec3e4': '#BEC3E4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.765, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_bec3e4">#BEC3E4</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEC3E4"

More Blue Colors

#BEC3E4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BEC3E4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEC3E4?

#BEC3E4 is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 195, 228) in RGB and hsl(232, 41%, 82%) 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 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #BEC3E4?

#BEC3E4 is rgb(190, 195, 228) — red 190, green 195, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEC3E4?

#BEC3E4 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEC3E4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEC3E4 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEC3E4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEC3E4 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 6.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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