Color #BEC6DA Color / Colour Code #BEC6DA
This page shows the hex color code for color #bec6da (#BEC6DA). The colour is a blue tone with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #BEC6DA against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#BEC6DA paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 193, 223, and 253 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 223, 343, and 103 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #BEC6DA
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 223 and saturation at 27%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 223 to 268 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 223 with its complement at 43 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #BEC6DA
Lightness variations at hue 223 and 27% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #BEC6DA
Design Use Cases for #BEC6DA
Muted Accent Color
With 27% saturation, #BEC6DA has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Light Background Tint
#BEC6DA at 80% lightness creates a gentle tinted background. Use it for section backgrounds, alert banners, or card surfaces that need to stand out from a white page without strong contrast. It adds color personality while keeping the design light and open.
Trust & Professional Identity
#BEC6DA sits in the blue range (hue 223). Blue is the world's most popular color for corporate identities because it conveys trust, stability, and competence. Use it for navigation bars, link text, form focus states, and any element where user confidence matters. Financial, healthcare, and technology brands rely heavily on this hue range.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #BEC6DA (hue 223) to its complement at hue 43. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 253. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec6da, #dad2be);
CSS Code for #BEC6DA
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Colors visually similar to #BEC6DA based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
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About Color #BEC6DA (#BEC6DA)
#BEC6DA is a blue color (colour) with RGB channel values of 190 red, 198 green, and 218 blue. The blue channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 223 degrees with 27% saturation and 80% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #BEC6DA is 198/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This means it appears bright to the human eye and is best paired with dark text for readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow, and 15% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #BEC6DA against white is 1.71:1 and against black is 12.28:1. This does not meet AA requirements on white. Use it on dark backgrounds where it achieves 12.28:1, or use it exclusively for decorative purposes.
The complementary colour #DAD2BE creates maximum visual tension when paired with #BEC6DA. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #BED4DA and #C4BEDA, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #BEC6DA
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #BEC6DA?
- #BEC6DA is Color #BEC6DA, a blue color (colour) with RGB(190, 198, 218), HSL(223, 27%, 80%), and CMYK(13%, 9%, 0%, 15%). Its perceived brightness is 198/255.
- Is #BEC6DA accessible for text?
- Against white, #BEC6DA has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 12.28:1 (passes AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #BEC6DA?
- The complementary colour is #DAD2BE (hue 43). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #BED4DA and #C4BEDA. The triadic palette adds #DABEC6 and #C6DABE for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #BEC6DA in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #bec6da; or rgb(190, 198, 218); or hsl(223, 27%, 80%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 223 27% 80%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.