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#BEBCDB — Light Dusty Blue

#BEBCDB is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #BEBCDB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BEBCDB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D9DBBD; it also sits naturally between #BDCADB and #CEBDDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BEBCDB · RGB 190, 188, 219

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Color values

HEX#BEBCDB
RGB190, 188, 219
HSL244°, 30%, 80%
HSV244°, 14%, 86%
CMYK13%, 14%, 0%, 14%
XYZ52.00, 52.03, 74.32
Yxy52.03, 0.2916, 0.2917
CIE-Lab77.30, 6.81, -15.24
Hunter Lab72.13, 6.42, -15.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 74% · Blue 86%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BEBCDB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BEBCDB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BEBCDB

.text { color: #BEBCDB; }
.background { background-color: #BEBCDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBCDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 188, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 30%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBCDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 188, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBCDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 188, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEBCDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEBCDB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEBCDB

#A5A2CD#8F8BC1#7570B2#5E59A6#4F4B8B#403D71#33305A#24223F#171528#08070D

Tints of #BEBCDB

#C5C3DF#C8C7E1#CFCDE4#D2D1E6#D8D7EA#DFDEED#E2E1EF#E9E8F3#ECEBF4#F2F2F8

Tones of #BEBCDB

#C1BFD9#C3C1D7#C4C3D5#C6C5D3#C8C7D1#CACACE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9DBBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.84:1 Fails
Against black text11.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #BEBCDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBCDB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BEBCDB: ·

How #BEBCDB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BDBDD3Deuteranopia · #BDBDD2Tritanopia · #BECECC

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BEBCDB rather than the exact color:

Palette Dff4f3
#DFF4F3 · #DDE7F2 · #B9BBDF · #878ECD
Dusty Ruby Petal
#5631B1 · #C8643B · #5DD27F · #BEB7E1
Vivid Bloom
#3D2B74 · #984F39 · #53BF6D · #C5B8D9
Honey Ruby Cinder
#3C2AA5 · #CD4E38 · #2FBA44 · #BEBDE6
Velvet Ruby Meadow
#30349A · #C54448 · #69CF65 · #BFC5E2
Tranquil Ruby Canyon
#573794 · #BF7854 · #40AB64 · #C8C2DE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B9BBDF#BEB7E1#C5B8D9#BEBDE6#BFC5E2#C8C2DE#B2BBDF#B7C6E0#C8B6E2#C5B3D3#BAC1E8#C9B9E4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEBCDA  ·  #BEBCDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBCDB?

#BEBCDB is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 188, 219). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBCDB?

#BEBCDB is RGB 190, 188, 219 — HSL 244°, 30%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 14%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BEBCDB?

Its complement is #D9DBBD; analogous partners are #BDCADB and #CEBDDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBCDB for text?

Black text on #BEBCDB has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.