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#BEC9FE Color

#BEC9FE is rgb(190, 201, 254) in RGB, hsl(230, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEC9FE
HEX#BEC9FE
RGBrgb(190, 201, 254)
HSLhsl(230, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(230, 25%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.075 275.5)
LABlab(81.48% 4.63 -27.52)
LCHlch(81.48% 27.91 279.55)

What #BEC9FE 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 #BEC9FE, 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.

#BEC9FE Channel Values

How #BEC9FE 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 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 25% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEC9FE 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEC9FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEC9FE; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BEC9FE

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEC9FE.

How #BEC9FE 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#BEC9FE
Protanopia#C7C7FE
Protanomaly#C4C8FE
Deuteranopia#C5C5FE
Deuteranomaly#C3C7FE
Tritanopia#B5D1D1
Tritanomaly#B9CEE4
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

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Using #BEC9FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bec9fe: #BEC9FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEC9FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bec9fe': '#BEC9FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.788, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_bec9fe">#BEC9FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEC9FE"

More Blue Colors

#BEC9FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEC9FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEC9FE?

#BEC9FE is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 201, 254) in RGB and hsl(230, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.36.

What is the RGB value of #BEC9FE?

#BEC9FE is rgb(190, 201, 254) — red 190, green 201, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEC9FE?

#BEC9FE converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEC9FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEC9FE scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEC9FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEC9FE 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 14.6, which is visibly different.

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