What color is #BE86BF?

#BE86BF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE86BF?

The RGB value is 190, 134, 191: 190 red, 134 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE86BF?

The complementary color is #87BF86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE86BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE86BF color

#BE86BF rgb(190, 134, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE86BF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 52.5% green and 74.9% blue (190, 134, 191).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#BE86BF color codes

HEX	`#BE86BF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 134, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 52.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.14, 30.92, -21.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.14, 37.5, 325.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.163, 31.76, 53.347)`
Decimal	`12486335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE86BF, 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 #BE86BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE86BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #BE86BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be86bf; }
.text { color: #be86bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be86bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 134 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be86bf, #bf86a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #BE86BF?: #BE86BF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE86BF?: The RGB value is 190, 134, 191: 190 red, 134 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE86BF?: The complementary color is #87BF86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE86BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.