#BEC9EF#BEC9EF
#BEC9EF is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.590; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.055 H 272.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEC9EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 201, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 60%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 21%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.5%, 15.9%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.26, 4.12, -19.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.26, 20.41, 281.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.99% 0.0024 -0.0545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.99% 0.055 272.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.6979, 58.9512, 89.9835) |
| Luminance | 0.5895 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 3.75
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 4.58
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.69
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.18
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.82
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEC9EF #EFE4BE
analogous
#BEE2EF #BEC9EF #CCBEEF
triadic
#BEC9EF #EFBEC9 #C9EFBE
tetradic
#BEC9EF #EFBEE2 #EFE4BE #BEEFCC
square
#BEC9EF #EFBEE2 #EFE4BE #BEEFCC
split-complementary
#BEC9EF #EFCCBE #E2EFBE
monochromatic
#5C77D7 #8DA0E3 #BEC9EF #E6EBF9 #E6EBF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#BEC9EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.79
#BEC9EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEC9EF
12.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEC9EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEC9EF | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.79 | 12.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BECCF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBC8EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2D0D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bec9ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 201, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.055 272.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d9f4',
500: '#bec9ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bec9ef; $custom-light: #d2d9f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bec9ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 201,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.531,
"s": 60.494,
"l": 84.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83992,
"c": 0.05454,
"h": 272.5
},
"luminance": 0.58952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEC9EF
secondary
#CDBD84
accent
#A21DC8
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141417
muted
#838385