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#BECCEC — Pale Blue

#BECCEC is a blue color we call Pale 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 #BECCEC 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.

#BECCEC 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 #EDDFC0; it also sits naturally between #C0E4ED and #C9C0ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BECCEC · RGB 190, 204, 236

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Color values

HEX#BECCEC
RGB190, 204, 236
HSL222°, 55%, 84%
HSV222°, 19%, 93%
CMYK19%, 14%, 0%, 7%
XYZ57.97, 60.19, 87.92
Yxy60.19, 0.2813, 0.2921
CIE-Lab81.94, 1.86, -17.38
Hunter Lab77.58, 1.78, -17.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BECCEC

.text { color: #BECCEC; }
.background { background-color: #BECCEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECCEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 204, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(222, 55%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECCEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 204, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECCEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 204, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BECCEC

#A0B4E3#819BDA#6183D1#416AC8#3258AE#29488E#20386F#17284F#0E182F#050810

Tints of #BECCEC

#C4D0EE#C8D3EF#D0DAF1#D4DDF2#D7E0F4#DBE3F5#DFE6F6#E7ECF8#EBEFF9#EFF3FA

Tones of #BECCEC

#C3CFE9#C6D0E6#CAD1E3#CCD2E0#D0D4DD#D3D5D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDDFC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.61:1 Fails
Against black text13.04:1 AAA

Best text color on #BECCEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECCEC

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 #BECCEC: ·

How #BECCEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C4E4Deuteranopia · #C3C2E2Tritanopia · #BFDEDD

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 #BECCEC rather than the exact color:

Burning Meadow
#A98727 · #DAAA5C · #5073D7 · #C0CDEC
Palette Fff2e0
#FFF2E0 · #C0C9EE · #A2AADB · #898AC4
Palette F6e5f5
#F6E5F5 · #FBF4F9 · #F6E7E6 · #B9CCED
Palette 3d3b40
#3D3B40 · #525CEB · #BFCFE7 · #F8EDFF
Dusty Ruby Lagoon
#C47D1C · #E48044 · #1F6FDC · #BCC8F1
Burning Ruby Orchard
#8E721B · #E2B767 · #254BC4 · #C4CDF0

Similar colors

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

#C0CDEC#C0C9EE#B9CCED#BFCFE7#BCC8F1#C4CDF0#C0D3EB#C0D3EA#B8CCF1#C1C4EC#B9CFF3#B7C9F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BECCEB  ·  #BECCED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BECCEC?

#BECCEC is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 204, 236). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BECCEC?

#BECCEC is RGB 190, 204, 236 — HSL 222°, 55%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 14%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BECCEC?

Its complement is #EDDFC0; analogous partners are #C0E4ED and #C9C0ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BECCEC for text?

Black text on #BECCEC has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.