Close to Light Steel Blue
#BEC4E3
#BEC4E3 is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Light Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 76.9% green, and 89% blue. Its hue is 230°, with 40% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BEC4E3.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.72:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.19:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.72:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.19:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BEC4E3 as they’d see it.
#BEC4E3 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BEC4E3
What color is #BEC4E3?
#BEC4E3 is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Light Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 76.9% green, and 89% blue. Its hue is 230°, with 40% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BEC4E3 in RGB?
#BEC4E3 is rgb(190, 196, 227): 190 red, 196 green, and 227 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BEC4E3 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(16, 14, 0, 11). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BEC4E3?
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 #BEC4E3?
Its complement #CCC6A7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.