What color is #BE64CF?

#BE64CF 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 #BE64CF?

The RGB value is 190, 100, 207: 190 red, 100 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE64CF?

The complementary color is #75CF64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE64CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE64CF color

#BE64CF rgb(190, 100, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE64CF is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 39.2% green and 81.2% blue (190, 100, 207).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 53% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#BE64CF color codes

HEX	`#BE64CF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 100, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 39.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 53%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 52%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 52%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.65, 52.1, -40.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.65, 65.89, 322.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.054, 24.568, 61.81)`
Decimal	`12477647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE64CF, 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 #BE64CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE64CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #BE64CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be64cf; }
.text { color: #be64cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be64cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 100 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be64cf, #cf64aa); }

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Questions

What color is #BE64CF?: #BE64CF 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 #BE64CF?: The RGB value is 190, 100, 207: 190 red, 100 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE64CF?: The complementary color is #75CF64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE64CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.