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#BECDEE Frost Fairy

#BECDEE is a light, muted blue named Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 80.4% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(190, 205, 238)). Its HSL value is 221° hue, 59% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BECDEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.16:1.

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Variations of #BECDEE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BECDEE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BECDEE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BECDEE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFCBED
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3CFF0
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1CEEF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFCBED
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFCCEE
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2D3D8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAD0E4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9CDD6

#BECDEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#BECDEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.16:1 Super#BECDEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BECDEE in CSS

/* Frost Fairy */
.color { color: #BECDEE; }
.background { background-color: #BECDEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BECDEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 205 238);
color: hsl(221 59% 84%);
color: oklch(0.848 0.049 266.0);

#BECDEE FAQ

What color is #BECDEE?

#BECDEE is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BECDEE?

#BECDEE is rgb(190, 205, 238) in RGB, hsl(221, 59%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BECDEE?

The complementary color of #BECDEE is #EEDFBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BECDEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BECDEE: 13.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BECDEE a warm or cool color?

#BECDEE is a cool color.