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#BECFE2 — Pale Muted Blue

#BECFE2 is a blue color we call Pale 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 #BECFE2 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.

#BECFE2 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 #E3D2C0; it also sits naturally between #C0E1E3 and #C1C0E3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BECFE2 · RGB 190, 207, 226

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Color values

HEX#BECFE2
RGB190, 207, 226
HSL212°, 38%, 82%
HSV212°, 16%, 89%
CMYK16%, 8%, 0%, 11%
XYZ57.28, 61.06, 80.72
Yxy61.06, 0.2877, 0.3068
CIE-Lab82.41, -1.87, -11.33
Hunter Lab78.14, -1.77, -11.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 81% · Blue 89%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BECFE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BECFE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BECFE2

.text { color: #BECFE2; }
.background { background-color: #BECFE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECFE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 207, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 38%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECFE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 207, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECFE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 207, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BECFE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BECFE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BECFE2

#A4BBD6#87A6C9#6F94BE#537FB2#446B97#37577B#2B435F#203246#131E2A#060A0E

Tints of #BECFE2

#C3D3E4#CAD8E7#CEDAE9#D5E0EC#D8E2EE#DCE5EF#E3EAF2#E6EDF4#EDF2F7#F1F5F9

Tones of #BECFE2

#C2D0E0#C5D0DD#C7D0DB#CAD1D8#CCD1D6#CFD1D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3D2C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.59:1 Fails
Against black text13.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #BECFE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECFE2

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 #BECFE2: ·

How #BECFE2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C6DDDeuteranopia · #C4C3DCTritanopia · #BFDAD9

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 #BECFE2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 3d3b40
#3D3B40 · #525CEB · #BFCFE7 · #F8EDFF
Wild Ruby Drift
#355B91 · #A03B65 · #6EAE40 · #BECCDD
Hidden Ruby Solace
#3D7BA5 · #C768A0 · #81AF40 · #BCD2DC
Palette F8fafc
#F8FAFC · #D9EAFD · #BCCCDC · #9AA6B2
Golden Ruby Harbor
#C3C9E4 · #A6ADCF · #8B94C1 · #414C81
Serene Ruby Aurora
#813E28 · #DAAE88 · #3998B7 · #BDD7E4

Similar colors

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

#BFCFE7#BECCDD#BCD2DC#BCCCDC#C3C9E4#BDD7E4#BACDDB#B7D3DF#C0D3EA#BAD7DF#C0D6E8#B6CAE3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BECFE1  ·  #BECFE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BECFE2?

#BECFE2 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 207, 226). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BECFE2?

#BECFE2 is RGB 190, 207, 226 — HSL 212°, 38%, 82% — CMYK 16%, 8%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #BECFE2?

Its complement is #E3D2C0; analogous partners are #C0E1E3 and #C1C0E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BECFE2 for text?

Black text on #BECFE2 has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.