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#BECCDD — Light Dusty Blue

#BECCDD 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 #BECCDD 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.

#BECCDD 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 #DED0C0; it also sits naturally between #C0DCDE and #C1C0DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BECCDD · RGB 190, 204, 221

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Color values

HEX#BECCDD
RGB190, 204, 221
HSL213°, 31%, 81%
HSV213°, 14%, 87%
CMYK14%, 8%, 0%, 13%
XYZ55.88, 59.35, 76.92
Yxy59.35, 0.2908, 0.3089
CIE-Lab81.49, -1.33, -10.04
Hunter Lab77.04, -1.26, -9.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 80% · Blue 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BECCDD

.text { color: #BECCDD; }
.background { background-color: #BECCDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECCDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 204, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 31%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECCDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 204, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECCDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 204, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BECCDD

#A5B8CF#8DA6C3#7391B5#587CA7#4C6A90#3E5675#30435A#212F3F#151E28#070A0D

Tints of #BECCDD

#C6D2E1#CAD5E3#D0DAE6#D4DDE8#DAE2EC#DEE5ED#E4EAF1#E8EDF3#EEF2F6#F2F4F8

Tones of #BECCDD

#C1CDDC#C4CDD9#C6CED7#C8CED5#CACED3#CDCED0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DED0C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.87:1 AAA

Best text color on #BECCDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECCDD

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 #BECCDD: ·

How #BECCDD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C4D9Deuteranopia · #C3C2D8Tritanopia · #BFD6D5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with #BECCDD

Wild Ruby Drift
#355B91 · #A03B65 · #6EAE40 · #BECCDD

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette F8fafc
#F8FAFC · #D9EAFD · #BCCCDC · #9AA6B2
Palette 89375f
#89375F · #CE5959 · #BACDDB · #F3E8FF
Hidden Ruby Solace
#3D7BA5 · #C768A0 · #81AF40 · #BCD2DC
Palette 6096b4
#6096B4 · #93BFCF · #BDCDD6 · #EEE9DA
Palette Dab88b
#DAB88B · #F3E9DD · #FDF6EC · #B7CADB

Similar colors

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

#BCCCDC#BACDDB#BCD2DC#BDCDD6#B7CADB#BFC5E2#C3C9E4#B7C6E0#BBD5DA#B7D3DF#B6CAE3#BFCFE7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BECCDC  ·  #BECCDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BECCDD?

#BECCDD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 204, 221). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BECCDD?

#BECCDD is RGB 190, 204, 221 — HSL 213°, 31%, 81% — CMYK 14%, 8%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BECCDD?

Its complement is #DED0C0; analogous partners are #C0DCDE and #C1C0DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BECCDD for text?

Black text on #BECCDD has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.