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#BEC0DB

#bec0db ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bec0db is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 75.29% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.24% cyan, 12.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 235.86°, with 28.71% saturation and 80.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.79.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5376

Complementary

  1. #bec0db
  2. #dbd9be

Split complementary

  1. #bec0db
  2. #dbcbbe
  3. #cfdbbe

Analogous

  1. #becfdb
  2. #bec0db
  3. #cbbedb

Triadic

  1. #bec0db
  2. #dbbec0
  3. #c0dbbe

Tetradic

  1. #bec0db
  2. #d9bedb
  3. #dbd9be
  4. #c0dbbe

Square

  1. #bec0db
  2. #dbbecf
  3. #dbd9be
  4. #bedbcb

Monochromatic

  1. #5c61a4
  2. #8d90c0
  3. #bec0db
  4. #eff0f6
  5. #f2f2f8

Shades

#bec0db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec0db
  2. #abadc5
  3. #989aaf
  4. #858699
  5. #727383
  6. #5f606e
  7. #4c4d58
  8. #393a42
  9. #26262c
  10. #131316
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec0db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec0db
  2. #c5c6df
  3. #cbcde2
  4. #d2d3e6
  5. #d8d9e9
  6. #dfe0ed
  7. #e5e6f1
  8. #ececf4
  9. #f2f2f8
  10. #f9f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec0db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec0db
  2. #b8bad2
  3. #b2b3c9
  4. #abadc0
  5. #a5a6b7
  6. #9fa0ae
  7. #999aa4
  8. #93939b
  9. #8c8d92
  10. #868689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c1cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac3dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8c1da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c4c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc2dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbc1db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bac3d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec0db {
  color: #bec0db;
}
Background
.bg-bec0db {
  background-color: #bec0db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec0db {
  border: 2px solid #bec0db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec0db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 192 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 29% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec0db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec0db, #cbbedb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec0db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 192 219 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.79 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.91 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.43 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.73 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.29 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.97 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.41 #413f24 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#bec0db  rgb(190, 192, 219)  hsl(236, 29%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dbd9be  rgb(219, 217, 190)  hsl(56, 29%, 80%)  Pearl
#dbbec0  rgb(219, 190, 192)  hsl(356, 29%, 80%)  Silver Pink
#c0dbbe  rgb(192, 219, 190)  hsl(116, 29%, 80%)  Tea Green