What color is #BE49C4?

#BE49C4 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE49C4?

The RGB value is 190, 73, 196: 190 red, 73 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE49C4?

The complementary color is #4FC449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE49C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE49C4 color

#BE49C4 rgb(190, 73, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE49C4 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 28.6% green and 76.9% blue (190, 73, 196).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 51% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#BE49C4 color codes

HEX	`#BE49C4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 73, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 28.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 51%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 63%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 63%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, 62.54, -42.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 75.43, 326)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.581, 19.7, 54.248)`
Decimal	`12470724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE49C4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BE49C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE49C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BE49C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be49c4; }
.text { color: #be49c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be49c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 73 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be49c4, #c4498d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE49C4?: #BE49C4 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE49C4?: The RGB value is 190, 73, 196: 190 red, 73 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE49C4?: The complementary color is #4FC449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE49C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.