Recognised as Colour
#BECFE0
- #BECFE0
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BECFE0 is a blue with RGB values 190, 207, 224 and HSL 210°, 35%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BECFE0#BECFE0
HEX#BECFE0
RGBrgb(190, 207, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.8118, 0.8784
RGB percentages74.5%, 81.2%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(210, 35.4%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 15.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK15.2%, 7.6%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,505,056
CSS custom property--colour: #BECFE0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#41301F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0CFBE
Analogous#BEE0E0, #BEBEE0
Triadic#E0BECF, #CFE0BE
Split complementary#E0BEBE, #E0E0BE
Tetradic#E0BEE0, #E0CFBE, #BEE0BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G207
B224
Red190 (74.5%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)35.42%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G CF · B E0
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