What color is #BE5DBE?

#BE5DBE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE5DBE?

The RGB value is 190, 93, 190: 190 red, 93 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE5DBE?

The complementary color is #5DBE5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE5DBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE5DBE color

#BE5DBE rgb(190, 93, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE5DBE is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 36.5% green and 74.5% blue (190, 93, 190).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#BE5DBE color codes

HEX	`#BE5DBE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 93, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 36.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 43%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 51%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.55, 52.38, -33.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.55, 62.41, 327.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.443, 22.495, 51.233)`
Decimal	`12475838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE5DBE, 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 #BE5DBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE5DBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #BE5DBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be5dbe; }
.text { color: #be5dbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be5dbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 93 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be5dbe, #be5d8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BE5DBE?: #BE5DBE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE5DBE?: The RGB value is 190, 93, 190: 190 red, 93 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE5DBE?: The complementary color is #5DBE5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE5DBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.