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#BEC6EA Color

#BEC6EA is rgb(190, 198, 234) in RGB, hsl(229, 51%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEC6EA
HEX#BEC6EA
RGBrgb(190, 198, 234)
HSLhsl(229, 51%, 83%)
HSVhsv(229, 19%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.051 275.4)
LABlab(80.14% 2.70 -18.91)
LCHlch(80.14% 19.11 278.13)

What #BEC6EA 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 #BEC6EA, 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.

#BEC6EA Channel Values

How #BEC6EA 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 198 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 229° · S 51% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 229° · S 19% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEC6EA 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEC6EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEC6EA; 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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Tints & Shades of #BEC6EA

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

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How #BEC6EA 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#BEC6EA
Protanopia#C5C5EA
Protanomaly#C2C5EA
Deuteranopia#C3C3EA
Deuteranomaly#C1C4EA
Tritanopia#B8CBCB
Tritanomaly#BBC9D8
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

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Using #BEC6EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bec6ea: #BEC6EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEC6EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bec6ea': '#BEC6EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.776, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_bec6ea">#BEC6EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEC6EA"

More Blue Colors

#BEC6EA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEC6EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEC6EA?

#BEC6EA is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 198, 234) in RGB and hsl(229, 51%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #BEC6EA?

#BEC6EA is rgb(190, 198, 234) — red 190, green 198, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEC6EA?

#BEC6EA converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEC6EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEC6EA scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEC6EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEC6EA 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 6.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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