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#BECAEB

Periwinkle · light cool blue

About #BECAEB

With the hex code #BECAEB, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 79% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 10.7 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBDFBE, a champagne shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green202
Blue235

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BECAEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #BECAEB.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #BECAEB.
12.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BECAEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BECAEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0CCED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDC8EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3D0D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BECAEB?

With the hex code #BECAEB, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 79% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BECAEB?

Use black text. Black on #BECAEB has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BECAEB?

Its complementary colour is #EBDFBE, and analogous partners are #BEE0EB and #C9BEEB.