Palettes / Colors / #BEC6DA

#BEC6DA — Light Dusty Blue

#BEC6DA is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#BEC6DA 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 #DAD2BE; it also sits naturally between #BED4DA and #C4BEDA. 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 78% · Blue 85%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEC6DA

.text { color: #BEC6DA; }
.background { background-color: #BEC6DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEC6DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 198, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(223, 27%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEC6DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 198, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEC6DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 198, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEC6DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEC6DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAD2BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEC6DA: #000000.

How #BEC6DA 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 #BEC6DA 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

← #BEC6D9  ·  #BEC6DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEC6DA?

#BEC6DA is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 198, 218). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEC6DA?

#BEC6DA is RGB 190, 198, 218 — HSL 223°, 27%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 9%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #BEC6DA?

Its complement is #DAD2BE; analogous partners are #BED4DA and #C4BEDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEC6DA for text?

Black text on #BEC6DA has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.