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#BEC4E0 Color

#BEC4E0 is rgb(190, 196, 224) in RGB, hsl(229, 35%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEC4E0
HEX#BEC4E0
RGBrgb(190, 196, 224)
HSLhsl(229, 35%, 81%)
HSVhsv(229, 15%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.04 275.9)
LABlab(79.36% 2.07 -14.75)
LCHlch(79.36% 14.89 278.00)

What #BEC4E0 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 #BEC4E0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 3.58Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 3.99Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.14Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.41Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.35Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 9.04

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

#BEC4E0 Channel Values

How #BEC4E0 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 196 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 229° · S 35% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 229° · S 15% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEC4E0 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 text12.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEC4E0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEC4E0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEC4E0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BEC4E0
Complementary
#E0D9BE
Analogous
#BED5E0
Analogous
#C8BEE0
Triadic
#E0BEC4
Triadic
#C4E0BE
Split comp.
#E0C8BE
Split comp.
#D5E0BE

Tints & Shades of #BEC4E0

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

#C4CAE3
#CFD3E8
#D6DAEB
#E0E3F0
#E7E9F3
#F1F3F8

Shades

#98A2CD
#727FBB
#505FA5
#3D497F
#2B345A
#191E34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEC4E0.

How #BEC4E0 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#BEC4E0
Protanopia#C3C3E0
Protanomaly#C1C3E0
Deuteranopia#C2C2E0
Deuteranomaly#C0C3E0
Tritanopia#BAC8C8
Tritanomaly#BCC6D2
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEC4E0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bec4e0: #BEC4E0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEC4E0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bec4e0': '#BEC4E0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.769, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_bec4e0">#BEC4E0</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEC4E0"

More Blue Colors

#BEC4E0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BEC4E0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEC4E0?

#BEC4E0 is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 196, 224) in RGB and hsl(229, 35%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.58.

What is the RGB value of #BEC4E0?

#BEC4E0 is rgb(190, 196, 224) — red 190, green 196, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEC4E0?

#BEC4E0 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEC4E0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEC4E0 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEC4E0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEC4E0 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 5.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

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