Colour

#BEC5F4

#BEC5F4
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BEC5F4 is a blue with RGB values 190, 197, 244 and HSL 232°, 71%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BEC5F4#BEC5F4

HEX#BEC5F4

RGBrgb(190, 197, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7725, 0.9569

RGB percentages74.5%, 77.3%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(232.2, 71.1%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 22.1%, 95.7%)

CMYK22.1%, 19.3%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,502,516

CSS custom property--colour: #BEC5F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.48:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#413A0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8CAF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5C6F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B1CDD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.5 Thistle · ΔE 15.8 Lavender · ΔE 18.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8 Light blue · ΔE 22.4 Sky blue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F4EDBE

Analogous#BEE0F4, #D2BEF4

Triadic#F4BEC5, #C5F4BE

Split complementary#F4D2BE, #E0F4BE

Tetradic#F4BEE0, #F4EDBE, #BEF4D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EAECFB

Darker −10%#929EED

Darker −20%#6777E5

Darker −30%#3B50DE

Darker −40%#2136C5

More saturated +25%#B5BEFE

Less saturated −25%#C8CCEB

Channel breakdown

R190

G197

B244

Red190 (74.5%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue232.22°

Saturation (HSL)71.05%

Lightness85.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G C5 · B F4

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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