#bec8e9

Color #bec8e9

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.66 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#bec8e9

RGB

rgb(190, 200, 233)

HSL

hsl(226, 49.4%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226, 18.5%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 14.2%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(80.82, 3.34, -17.46)

LCH

lch(80.82, 17.78, 280.83)

OKLCH

oklch(83.6%, 0.0475, 272.05)

HWB

hwb(226, 74.5%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9dfbe

Analogous

#bedde9

#bec8e9

#c9bee9

Triadic

#bec8e9

#e9bec8

#c8e9be

Split-complementary

#bec8e9

#e9c9be

#dde9be

Tetradic

#bec8e9

#dfbee9

#e9dfbe

#c8e9be

Square

#bec8e9

#e9bedd

#e9dfbe

#bee9c9

Shades

Color #bec8e9 mixed toward black.

#899bd7

#556fc5

#354e9e

#243469

#121a35

Tints

Color #bec8e9 mixed toward white.

#c9d1ed

#d4daf0

#dee3f4

#e9edf8

#f4f6fb

Tones

Color #bec8e9 mixed toward gray.

#c1cae5

#c5cce2

#c9cede

#ccd0db

#d0d1d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c3e2 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#c2c1e0 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#bfdcda · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bec8e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bec8e9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bec8e9 (#bec8e9) is rgb(190, 200, 233) in RGB.

No, #bec8e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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