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#BEBECD — Light Dusty Blue

#BEBECD is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BEBECD 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.

#BEBECD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CCCCBD; it also sits naturally between #BDC4CC and #C4BDCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BEBECD · RGB 190, 190, 205

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Color values

HEX#BEBECD
RGB190, 190, 205
HSL240°, 13%, 77%
HSV240°, 7%, 80%
CMYK7%, 7%, 0%, 20%
XYZ50.67, 52.18, 65.16
Yxy52.18, 0.3016, 0.3106
CIE-Lab77.39, 2.88, -7.52
Hunter Lab72.24, 2.69, -7.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 75% · Blue 80%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BEBECD

.text { color: #BEBECD; }
.background { background-color: #BEBECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 190, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 13%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 190, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 190, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BEBECD

#A9A9BC#9292AB#7D7D9B#6A6A8A#5B5B76#49495F#3A3A4B#2A2A37#181820#09090C

Tints of #BEBECD

#C2C2D0#C8C8D5#CECED9#D4D4DE#DADAE2#DCDCE4#E2E2E9#E8E8ED#EEEEF2#F3F3F6

Tones of #BEBECD

#BEBECB#BFBFCA#C0C0C8#C1C1C8#C2C2C7#C3C3C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCCCBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.84:1 Fails
Against black text11.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #BEBECD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBECD

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 #BEBECD: ·

How #BEBECD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BEBEC9Deuteranopia · #BEBEC9Tritanopia · #BEC7C6

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 #BEBECD rather than the exact color:

Palette F4f4f2
#F4F4F2 · #E8E8E8 · #BBBFCA · #495464
Palette B7c4cf
#B7C4CF · #EEE3CB · #D7C0AE · #967E76
Palette B5c0d0
#B5C0D0 · #CCD3CA · #F5E8DD · #EED3D9
Palette 898aa6
#898AA6 · #C9BBCF · #B7D3DF · #D6EFED
Palette Eaefef
#EAEFEF · #BFC9D1 · #25343F · #FF9B51
Palette Bfc6c4
#BFC6C4 · #E8E2D8 · #6F8F72 · #F2A65A

Similar colors

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

#BBBFCA#B7C4CF#B5C0D0#C9BBCF#BFC9D1#BFC6C4#C5C6C7#B6BBC4#B9B4C7#C5C5C5#C7C8CC#C5C1C1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEBECC  ·  #BEBECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBECD?

#BEBECD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 190, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBECD?

#BEBECD is RGB 190, 190, 205 — HSL 240°, 13%, 77% — CMYK 7%, 7%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BEBECD?

Its complement is #CCCCBD; analogous partners are #BDC4CC and #C4BDCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBECD for text?

Black text on #BEBECD has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.