#BEC5EF#BEC5EF
#BEC5EF is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.571; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.059 H 277.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEC5EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 197, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 60%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 21%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.5%, 17.6%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.24, 6.26, -21.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.24, 22.43, 286.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.19% 0.0079 -0.0588) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.19% 0.059 277.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.7776, 57.1106, 89.6767) |
| Luminance | 0.5711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 2.67
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 3.48
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 7.34
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.66
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.28
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEC5EF #EFE8BE
analogous
#BEDEEF #BEC5EF #D0BEEF
triadic
#BEC5EF #EFBEC5 #C5EFBE
tetradic
#BEC5EF #EFBEDE #EFE8BE #BEEFD0
square
#BEC5EF #EFBEDE #EFE8BE #BEEFD0
split-complementary
#BEC5EF #EFD0BE #DEEFBE
monochromatic
#5C6DD7 #8D99E3 #BEC5EF #E6E9F9 #E6E9F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#BEC5EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.42
#BEC5EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEC5EF
12.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEC5EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEC5EF | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.42 | 12.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAC9F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7C5EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3CCD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bec5ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 197, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.059 277.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d6f4',
500: '#bec5ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bec5ef; $custom-light: #d2d6f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bec5ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 197,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.429,
"s": 60.494,
"l": 84.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83193,
"c": 0.05932,
"h": 277.6
},
"luminance": 0.57112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEC5EF
secondary
#CDC384
accent
#B01DC8
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141417
muted
#838385