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#BEC9EF Color

#BEC9EF is rgb(190, 201, 239) in RGB, hsl(227, 60%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 6%) 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 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEC9EF
HEX#BEC9EF
RGBrgb(190, 201, 239)
HSLhsl(227, 60%, 84%)
HSVhsv(227, 21%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.055 272.5)
LABlab(81.05% 2.04 -20.21)
LCHlch(81.05% 20.31 275.76)

What #BEC9EF 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 #BEC9EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.09Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 6.91Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.41Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 7.88Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 8.02Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.59

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

#BEC9EF Channel Values

How #BEC9EF 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 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 227° · S 60% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 227° · S 21% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEC9EF 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 text12.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEC9EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEC9EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEC9EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BEC9EF
Complementary
#EFE4BE
Analogous
#BEE1EF
Analogous
#CCBEEF
Triadic
#EFBEC8
Triadic
#C8EFBE
Split comp.
#EFCCBE
Split comp.
#E1EFBE

Tints & Shades of #BEC9EF

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

#C6CFF1
#CED6F3
#D6DDF5
#DEE4F7
#E7EAF9
#EFF1FB

Shades

#91A3E3
#607AD7
#3354CC
#27409B
#1C2D6E
#0F193D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEC9EF.

How #BEC9EF 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#BEC9EF
Protanopia#C7C7EF
Protanomaly#C4C8EF
Deuteranopia#C5C5EF
Deuteranomaly#C3C7EF
Tritanopia#B8CECE
Tritanomaly#BACCDC
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEC9EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bec9ef: #BEC9EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEC9EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bec9ef': '#BEC9EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.788, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_bec9ef">#BEC9EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEC9EF"

More Blue Colors

#BEC9EF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BEC9EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEC9EF?

#BEC9EF is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 201, 239) in RGB and hsl(227, 60%, 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 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #BEC9EF?

#BEC9EF is rgb(190, 201, 239) — red 190, green 201, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEC9EF?

#BEC9EF converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEC9EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEC9EF scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEC9EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEC9EF 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 7.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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