Palettes / Colors / #BEC8DA
#BEC8DA — Light Dusty Blue
#BEC8DA is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #BEC8DA 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.
#BEC8DA 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 #DAD0BE; it also sits naturally between #BED6DA and #C2BEDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEC8DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 200, 218 |
| HSL | 219°, 27%, 80% |
| HSV | 219°, 13%, 85% |
| CMYK | 13%, 8%, 0%, 15% |
| XYZ | 54.54, 57.32, 74.52 |
| Yxy | 57.32, 0.2927, 0.3075 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.36, 0.17, -10.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.71, 0.16, -9.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 78% · Blue 85%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 8% · 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 #BEC8DA
.text { color: #BEC8DA; }
.background { background-color: #BEC8DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEC8DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 200, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 27%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEC8DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 200, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEC8DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 200, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEC8DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEC8DA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEC8DA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DAD0BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.68:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEC8DA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEC8DA
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 #BEC8DA: ·
How #BEC8DA 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 #BEC8DA 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 #BEC8DA?
#BEC8DA is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 200, 218). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEC8DA?
#BEC8DA is RGB 190, 200, 218 — HSL 219°, 27%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 8%, 0%, 15%.
What colors go with #BEC8DA?
Its complement is #DAD0BE; analogous partners are #BED6DA and #C2BEDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEC8DA for text?
Black text on #BEC8DA has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.