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#BEC6CC

#bec6cc ≈ Silver

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bec6cc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 77.65% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.86% cyan, 2.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 205.71°, with 12.07% saturation and 77.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5569

Complementary

  1. #bec6cc
  2. #ccc4be

Split complementary

  1. #bec6cc
  2. #ccbebf
  3. #cccbbe

Analogous

  1. #becccb
  2. #bec6cc
  3. #bebfcc

Triadic

  1. #bec6cc
  2. #ccbec6
  3. #c6ccbe

Tetradic

  1. #bec6cc
  2. #c4becc
  3. #ccc4be
  4. #c6ccbe

Square

  1. #bec6cc
  2. #cbbecc
  3. #ccc4be
  4. #bfccbe

Monochromatic

  1. #6a7b87
  2. #93a0aa
  3. #bec6cc
  4. #e9ecee
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#bec6cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec6cc
  2. #abb2b8
  3. #989ea3
  4. #858b8f
  5. #72777a
  6. #5f6366
  7. #4c4f52
  8. #393b3d
  9. #262829
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec6cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec6cc
  2. #c5ccd1
  3. #cbd1d6
  4. #d2d7db
  5. #d8dde0
  6. #dfe3e6
  7. #e5e8eb
  8. #eceef0
  9. #f2f4f5
  10. #f9f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec6cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec6cc
  2. #b8bfc4
  3. #b2b8bd
  4. #abb1b5
  5. #a5aaae
  6. #9fa3a6
  7. #999c9e
  8. #939597
  9. #8c8e8f
  10. #868788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c5c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c6cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c4cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbc8c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c6cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c5cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcc7ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec6cc {
  color: #bec6cc;
}
Background
.bg-bec6cc {
  background-color: #bec6cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec6cc {
  border: 2px solid #bec6cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec6cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 198 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 12% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec6cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec6cc, #bebfcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec6cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 198 204 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.35 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.43 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.43 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.76 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.79 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.94 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.94 #413933 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Silver
#bec6cc  rgb(190, 198, 204)  hsl(206, 12%, 77%)  Silver
#ccc4be  rgb(204, 196, 190)  hsl(26, 12%, 77%)  Silver
#ccbec6  rgb(204, 190, 198)  hsl(326, 12%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#c6ccbe  rgb(198, 204, 190)  hsl(86, 12%, 77%)  Ash Gray