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#BECCED — Pale Blue

#BECCED 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 #BECCED 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.

#BECCED 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 #EDE0BF; it also sits naturally between #BFE4ED and #C8BFED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BECCED · RGB 190, 204, 237

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Color values

HEX#BECCED
RGB190, 204, 237
HSL222°, 57%, 84%
HSV222°, 20%, 93%
CMYK20%, 14%, 0%, 7%
XYZ58.11, 60.25, 88.69
Yxy60.25, 0.2807, 0.2910
CIE-Lab81.97, 2.08, -17.86
Hunter Lab77.62, 1.99, -18.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BECCED

.text { color: #BECCED; }
.background { background-color: #BECCED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECCED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 204, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(222, 57%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECCED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 204, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECCED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 204, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BECCED

#9FB4E5#7F9BDC#5F82D3#3F69CA#3057B0#274790#1F3770#162750#0D1830#040810

Tints of #BECCED

#C3D0EF#C7D3F0#CFD9F2#D3DDF3#D7E0F4#DBE3F5#DFE6F6#E7ECF8#EBEFFA#EFF2FB

Tones of #BECCED

#C2CEEA#C5D0E7#C9D1E4#CCD2E0#D0D4DD#D3D5D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDE0BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.61:1 Fails
Against black text13.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #BECCED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECCED

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 #BECCED: ·

How #BECCED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C4E5Deuteranopia · #C3C2E3Tritanopia · #BFDFDD

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 #BECCED rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BECCEC  ·  #BECCEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BECCED?

#BECCED is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 204, 237). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BECCED?

#BECCED is RGB 190, 204, 237 — HSL 222°, 57%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 14%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BECCED?

Its complement is #EDE0BF; analogous partners are #BFE4ED and #C8BFED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BECCED for text?

Black text on #BECCED has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.