What color is #BE80C3?

#BE80C3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE80C3?

The RGB value is 190, 128, 195: 190 red, 128 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE80C3?

The complementary color is #85C380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE80C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE80C3 color

#BE80C3 rgb(190, 128, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE80C3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 50.2% green and 76.5% blue (190, 128, 195).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 36% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#BE80C3 color codes

HEX	`#BE80C3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 128, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 50.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 36%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 34%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.94, 34.99, -25.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.94, 43.19, 324.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.804, 30.327, 55.429)`
Decimal	`12484803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE80C3, 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 #BE80C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE80C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BE80C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be80c3; }
.text { color: #be80c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be80c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 128 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be80c3, #c380a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #BE80C3?: #BE80C3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE80C3?: The RGB value is 190, 128, 195: 190 red, 128 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE80C3?: The complementary color is #85C380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE80C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.