Palettes / Colors / #BEC3DD

#BEC3DD — Light Dusty Blue

#BEC3DD 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 #BEC3DD 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.

#BEC3DD 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 #DED9C0; it also sits naturally between #C0D4DE and #CAC0DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 76% · Blue 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEC3DD

.text { color: #BEC3DD; }
.background { background-color: #BEC3DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEC3DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 195, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 31%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEC3DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 195, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEC3DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 195, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEC3DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEC3DD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DED9C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEC3DD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEC3DD

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:

How #BEC3DD looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BEC3DD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEC3DC  ·  #BEC3DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEC3DD?

#BEC3DD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 195, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEC3DD?

#BEC3DD is RGB 190, 195, 221 — HSL 230°, 31%, 81% — CMYK 14%, 12%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BEC3DD?

Its complement is #DED9C0; analogous partners are #C0D4DE and #CAC0DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEC3DD for text?

Black text on #BEC3DD has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.