Information about Quarter Powder Blue color

#BEC6C8 - Quarter Powder Blue color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BEC6C8, known as "Quarter Powder Blue", is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(190, 198, 200) — 74.5% red, 77.6% green, 78.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 1 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted neutral grey, #BEC6C8 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metallic Silver (#BCC6CC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Triple Athens Grey (#C2C5C6) and Half Periglacial Blue (#BFC8C4).

The recipe behind #BEC6C8 is rgb(190, 198, 200), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BEC6C8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Quarter Powder Blue" in the Register.

Quarter Powder Blue color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Quarter Powder Blue color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8
#CAD0D1

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#E4E7E8

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#F1F3F3

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White

#FFFFFF

Quarter Powder Blue color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8
#939FA3

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#6A797D

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#475153

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#232829

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Black

#000000

Quarter Powder Blue color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8
#AFB7B9

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#A3A9AB

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#969B9D

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#8A8D8E

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Grey

#808080

Quarter Powder Blue color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BCBCC6

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#BCC0C6

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Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8
#BCC6C4

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#BCC6C0

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#BCC6BC

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Quarter Powder Blue color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#BEC6C8
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

#C7BFBD
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#BEC6C8
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

#C7C4BD
#C7C4BD

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#C7BDC0
#C7BDC0

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#BEC6C8
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

#BDC7C4
#BDC7C4

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#BEC6C8
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

#C7BDC5
#C7BDC5

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#C5C7BD
#C5C7BD

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#BEC6C8
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

#BFBDC7
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#C7BFBD
#C7BFBD

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#C5C7BD
#C5C7BD

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#BEC6C8
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

#C4BDC7
#C4BDC7

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#C7BFBD
#C7BFBD

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#C0C7BD
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Nearest named colors to Quarter Powder Blue

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Half Periglacial Blue color link
Half Periglacial Blue

#BFC8C4

Triple Athens Grey color link
Triple Athens Grey

#C2C5C6

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Double Concrete color link
Double Concrete

#C5C5C3

Faded Ash color link
Faded Ash

#C4CDC7

Quarter Silver Chalice color link
Quarter Silver Chalice

#C7C8C6

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Half Duck Egg Blue color link
Half Duck Egg Blue

#C6CCCA

Lavender Gray color link
Lavender Gray

#C4C3D0

Quarter Powder Blue color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#BEC6C8 - Quarter Powder Blue color image Quarter Powder Blue color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#BEC6C8 - Quarter Powder Blue color image Quarter Powder Blue color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#BEC6C8 - Quarter Powder Blue color image Quarter Powder Blue color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#BEC6C8 - Quarter Powder Blue color image Quarter Powder Blue color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BEC6C8
  • RGB190, 198, 200
  • CMYK4, 1, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(190, 198, 200)
  • HSL192°, 8%, 76%
  • HSL Precise192°, 8.333%, 76.471%
  • HSV192°, 5%, 78%
  • HSB192°, 5%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.776, 0.784)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.776, 0.784, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.776, 0.784)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBEC6C8
  • DECIMAL ID12502728
  • Name Length19
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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