#bec9e2

Color #bec9e2

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.86 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bec9e2

RGB

rgb(190, 201, 226)

HSL

hsl(221.7, 38.3%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.7, 15.9%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 11.1%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(80.86, 1.3, -13.65)

LCH

lch(80.86, 13.71, 275.44)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.0371, 266.6)

HWB

hwb(221.7, 74.5%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2d7be

Analogous

#bedbe2

#bec9e2

#c5bee2

Triadic

#bec9e2

#e2bec9

#c9e2be

Split-complementary

#bec9e2

#e2c5be

#dbe2be

Tetradic

#bec9e2

#d7bee2

#e2d7be

#c9e2be

Square

#bec9e2

#e2bedb

#e2d7be

#bee2c5

Shades

Color #bec9e2 mixed toward black.

#8ea1cd

#5e79b7

#405890

#2b3b60

#151d30

Tints

Color #bec9e2 mixed toward white.

#c9d2e7

#d4dbec

#dfe4f1

#e9edf5

#f4f6fa

Tones

Color #bec9e2 mixed toward gray.

#c1cadf

#c4cbdc

#c7cdd9

#caced6

#cdcfd3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3dc · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#c2c1db · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#bfd8d7 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bec9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bec9e2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bec9e2 (#bec9e2) is rgb(190, 201, 226) in RGB.

No, #bec9e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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