Colour
#BEBBD9
- #BEBBD9
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BEBBD9 is a blue with RGB values 190, 187, 217 and HSL 246°, 28%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BEBBD9#BEBBD9
HEX#BEBBD9
RGBrgb(190, 187, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7333, 0.851
RGB percentages74.5%, 73.3%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(246, 28.3%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 13.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK12.4%, 13.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,499,929
CSS custom property--colour: #BEBBD9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#414426
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6D9BB
Analogous#BBC7D9, #CDBBD9
Triadic#D9BEBB, #BBD9BE
Split complementary#D9CDBB, #C7D9BB
Tetradic#D9BBC7, #D6D9BB, #BBD9CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G187
B217
Red190 (74.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue246°
Saturation (HSL)28.3%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G BB · B D9
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