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#BEC9EE Color

#BEC9EE is rgb(190, 201, 238) in RGB, hsl(226, 59%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 7%) 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 6.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEC9EE
HEX#BEC9EE
RGBrgb(190, 201, 238)
HSLhsl(226, 59%, 84%)
HSVhsv(226, 20%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.053 272.2)
LABlab(81.02% 1.87 -19.72)
LCHlch(81.02% 19.81 275.42)

What #BEC9EE 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 #BEC9EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.15Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 6.41Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.98Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 7.9Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.09Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.32

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

#BEC9EE Channel Values

How #BEC9EE 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 201 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 59% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 20% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEC9EE 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEC9EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEC9EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEC9EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BEC9EE
Complementary
#EEE3BE
Analogous
#BEE1EE
Analogous
#CBBEEE
Triadic
#EEBEC9
Triadic
#C9EEBE
Split comp.
#EECBBE
Split comp.
#E1EEBE

Tints & Shades of #BEC9EE

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

#C6D0F0
#CED7F2
#D6DDF5
#DFE4F7
#E7EBF9
#EFF2FB

Shades

#92A4E3
#617CD6
#3457CB
#28429A
#1C2F6D
#101A3D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEC9EE.

How #BEC9EE 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#BEC9EE
Protanopia#C7C7EE
Protanomaly#C4C8EE
Deuteranopia#C5C5EE
Deuteranomaly#C3C7EE
Tritanopia#B8CECE
Tritanomaly#BBCCDC
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEC9EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bec9ee: #BEC9EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEC9EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bec9ee': '#BEC9EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.788, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_bec9ee">#BEC9EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEC9EE"

More Blue Colors

#BEC9EE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BEC9EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEC9EE?

#BEC9EE is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 201, 238) in RGB and hsl(226, 59%, 84%) 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 6.15.

What is the RGB value of #BEC9EE?

#BEC9EE is rgb(190, 201, 238) — red 190, green 201, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEC9EE?

#BEC9EE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEC9EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEC9EE scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEC9EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEC9EE 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 6.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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