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#BECCDE — Light Muted Blue

#BECCDE is a blue color we call Light Muted 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 #BECCDE 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.

#BECCDE 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 #DFD1BF; it also sits naturally between #BFDCDF and #C1BFDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BECCDE · RGB 190, 204, 222

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Color values

HEX#BECCDE
RGB190, 204, 222
HSL214°, 33%, 81%
HSV214°, 14%, 87%
CMYK14%, 8%, 0%, 13%
XYZ56.01, 59.41, 77.62
Yxy59.41, 0.2902, 0.3077
CIE-Lab81.51, -1.12, -10.54
Hunter Lab77.08, -1.06, -10.33

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

CSS code for #BECCDE

.text { color: #BECCDE; }
.background { background-color: #BECCDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECCDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 204, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(214, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECCDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 204, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECCDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 204, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BECCDE

#A3B7D1#8CA4C5#718FB7#557AAA#496992#3C5577#2E425C#202E40#151D29#070A0E

Tints of #BECCDE

#C5D2E2#C9D4E4#D0DAE7#D3DCE9#DAE2EC#DDE4EE#E4EAF1#E7ECF3#EEF2F6#F1F4F8

Tones of #BECCDE

#C1CDDC#C3CDDA#C5CDD8#C8CED5#CACED3#CCCED1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFD1BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #BECCDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECCDE

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 #BECCDE: ·

How #BECCDE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C4DADeuteranopia · #C3C2D9Tritanopia · #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 a similar color

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

Wild Ruby Drift
#355B91 · #A03B65 · #6EAE40 · #BECCDD
Palette F8fafc
#F8FAFC · #D9EAFD · #BCCCDC · #9AA6B2
Palette 89375f
#89375F · #CE5959 · #BACDDB · #F3E8FF
Hidden Ruby Solace
#3D7BA5 · #C768A0 · #81AF40 · #BCD2DC
Palette Dab88b
#DAB88B · #F3E9DD · #FDF6EC · #B7CADB
Velvet Ruby Meadow
#30349A · #C54448 · #69CF65 · #BFC5E2

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BECCDD  ·  #BECCDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BECCDE?

#BECCDE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 204, 222). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BECCDE?

#BECCDE is RGB 190, 204, 222 — HSL 214°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 14%, 8%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BECCDE?

Its complement is #DFD1BF; analogous partners are #BFDCDF and #C1BFDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BECCDE for text?

Black text on #BECCDE has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.