What color is #BE78C8?

#BE78C8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE78C8?

The RGB value is 190, 120, 200: 190 red, 120 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE78C8?

The complementary color is #82C878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE78C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE78C8 color

#BE78C8 rgb(190, 120, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE78C8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 47.1% green and 78.4% blue (190, 120, 200).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 42% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#BE78C8 color codes

HEX	`#BE78C8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 120, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 47.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 42%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 40%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 40%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.38, 40.31, -30.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.38, 50.58, 322.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.376, 28.552, 58.122)`
Decimal	`12482760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE78C8, 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 #BE78C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE78C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #BE78C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be78c8; }
.text { color: #be78c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be78c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 120 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be78c8, #c878aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE78C8?: #BE78C8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE78C8?: The RGB value is 190, 120, 200: 190 red, 120 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE78C8?: The complementary color is #82C878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE78C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.