Close to Periwinkle
#BECEFD
#BECEFD is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 80.8% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 225°, with 94% saturation and 87% 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 #BECEFD.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.56:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.44:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.56:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.44:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BECEFD as they’d see it.
#BECEFD 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 #BECEFD
What color is #BECEFD?
#BECEFD is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 80.8% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 225°, with 94% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BECEFD in RGB?
#BECEFD is rgb(190, 206, 253): 190 red, 206 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BECEFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(25, 19, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BECEFD?
PANTONE 270 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BECEFD?
Its complement #DECEA0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.