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#BEBED7

#BEBED7 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 74.5% green, and 84.3% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 24% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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1.82:1 Fail
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11.54:1 AAA
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1.82:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

11.54:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BEBED7 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BEBED7
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #BEBED7

What color is #BEBED7?

#BEBED7 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 74.5% green, and 84.3% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 24% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BEBED7 in RGB?

#BEBED7 is rgb(190, 190, 215): 190 red, 190 green, and 215 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BEBED7 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(12, 12, 0, 16). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BEBED7?

PANTONE 2658 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BEBED7?

Its complement #C2C2A8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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