Close to Lavender Gray
#BEC5DA
#BEC5DA is a light, muted blue, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 77.3% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 225°, with 27% saturation and 80% 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 #BEC5DA.
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 #BEC5DA as they’d see it.
#BEC5DA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BEC5DA
What color is #BEC5DA?
#BEC5DA is a light, muted blue, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 77.3% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 225°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BEC5DA in RGB?
#BEC5DA is rgb(190, 197, 218): 190 red, 197 green, and 218 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BEC5DA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(13, 10, 0, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BEC5DA?
PANTONE 2664 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BEC5DA?
Its complement #CCC5B0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.