Palettes / Colors / #BECFFF
#BECFFF — Pale Vivid Blue
#BECFFF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid 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 #BECFFF 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.
#BECFFF 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 #FFEDBD; it also sits naturally between #BDF0FF and #CCBDFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BECFFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 207, 255 |
| HSL | 224°, 100%, 87% |
| HSV | 224°, 25%, 100% |
| CMYK | 25%, 19%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 61.60, 62.79, 103.48 |
| Yxy | 62.79, 0.2703, 0.2756 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.33, 4.53, -25.37 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.24, 4.38, -27.28 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 81% · Blue 100%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BECFFF
.text { color: #BECFFF; }
.background { background-color: #BECFFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECFFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 207, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(224, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECFFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 207, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECFFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 207, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BECFFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BECFFF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BECFFF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFEDBD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.55:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BECFFF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECFFF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BECFFF: ·
How #BECFFF looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BECFFF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BECFFF?
#BECFFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 207, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BECFFF?
#BECFFF is RGB 190, 207, 255 — HSL 224°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 25%, 19%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #BECFFF?
Its complement is #FFEDBD; analogous partners are #BDF0FF and #CCBDFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BECFFF for text?
Black text on #BECFFF has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.