Palettes / Colors / #BEC5DA
#BEC5DA — Light Dusty Blue
#BEC5DA 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 #BEC5DA 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.
#BEC5DA 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 #DAD3BE; it also sits naturally between #BED3DA and #C5BEDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEC5DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 197, 218 |
| HSL | 225°, 27%, 80% |
| HSV | 225°, 13%, 85% |
| CMYK | 13%, 10%, 0%, 15% |
| XYZ | 53.86, 55.94, 74.29 |
| Yxy | 55.94, 0.2926, 0.3039 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.58, 1.76, -11.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.79, 1.66, -11.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 77% · Blue 85%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEC5DA
.text { color: #BEC5DA; }
.background { background-color: #BEC5DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEC5DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 197, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 27%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEC5DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 197, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEC5DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 197, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEC5DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEC5DA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEC5DA
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Tones of #BEC5DA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DAD3BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.19:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEC5DA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEC5DA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BEC5DA: ·
How #BEC5DA 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 #BEC5DA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BEC5DA?
#BEC5DA is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 197, 218). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEC5DA?
#BEC5DA is RGB 190, 197, 218 — HSL 225°, 27%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 10%, 0%, 15%.
What colors go with #BEC5DA?
Its complement is #DAD3BE; analogous partners are #BED3DA and #C5BEDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEC5DA for text?
Black text on #BEC5DA has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.