What color is #BE4DDE?

#BE4DDE is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE4DDE?

The RGB value is 190, 77, 222: 190 red, 77 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE4DDE?

The complementary color is #6DDE4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE4DDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE4DDE color

#BE4DDE rgb(190, 77, 222)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE4DDE is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 30.2% green and 87.1% blue (190, 77, 222).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 69% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#BE4DDE color codes

HEX	`#BE4DDE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 77, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 30.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 69%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 65%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 65%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.53, 65.64, -53.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.53, 84.87, 320.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.072, 21.53, 71.296)`
Decimal	`12471774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE4DDE, 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 #BE4DDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE4DDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #BE4DDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be4dde; }
.text { color: #be4dde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be4dde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 77 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be4dde, #de4db6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BE4DDE?: #BE4DDE is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE4DDE?: The RGB value is 190, 77, 222: 190 red, 77 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE4DDE?: The complementary color is #6DDE4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE4DDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.