#bec1cd

Color #bec1cd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.5 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bec1cd

RGB

rgb(190, 193, 205)

HSL

hsl(228, 13%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 7.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 5.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(78.17, 1.27, -6.36)

LCH

lch(78.17, 6.49, 281.29)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0171, 274.71)

HWB

hwb(228, 74.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdcabe

Analogous

#bec9cd

#bec1cd

#c3becd

Triadic

#bec1cd

#cdbec1

#c1cdbe

Split-complementary

#bec1cd

#cdc3be

#c9cdbe

Tetradic

#bec1cd

#cabecd

#cdcabe

#c1cdbe

Square

#bec1cd

#cdbec9

#cdcabe

#becdc3

Shades

Color #bec1cd mixed toward black.

#999eb0

#747a94

#565b70

#393d4a

#1d1e25

Tints

Color #bec1cd mixed toward white.

#c9cbd5

#d4d6de

#dfe0e6

#e9eaee

#f4f5f7

Tones

Color #bec1cd mixed toward gray.

#bfc2cc

#c1c3cb

#c2c3c9

#c3c4c8

#c4c5c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfca · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#bfbfc9 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#bec8c7 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 5.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bec1cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bec1cd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#bec1cd (#bec1cd) is rgb(190, 193, 205) in RGB.

No, #bec1cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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