What color is #BE66B0?

#BE66B0 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE66B0?

The RGB value is 190, 102, 176: 190 red, 102 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE66B0?

The complementary color is #66BE74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE66B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE66B0 color

#BE66B0 rgb(190, 102, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE66B0 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 40% green and 69% blue (190, 102, 176).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 40% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#BE66B0 color codes

HEX	`#BE66B0`
RGB	`rgb(190, 102, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 40%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 40%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 46%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.67, 45.39, -24.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.67, 51.4, 332.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.823, 23.587, 43.837)`
Decimal	`12478128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE66B0, 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 #BE66B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE66B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #BE66B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be66b0; }
.text { color: #be66b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be66b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 102 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be66b0, #be6684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #BE66B0?: #BE66B0 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE66B0?: The RGB value is 190, 102, 176: 190 red, 102 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE66B0?: The complementary color is #66BE74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE66B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.