What color is #BE87D2?

#BE87D2 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 #BE87D2?

The RGB value is 190, 135, 210: 190 red, 135 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE87D2?

The complementary color is #9BD287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE87D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE87D2 color

#BE87D2 rgb(190, 135, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE87D2 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 52.9% green and 82.4% blue (190, 135, 210).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 45% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#BE87D2 color codes

HEX	`#BE87D2`
RGB	`rgb(190, 135, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 52.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 45%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 36%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 36%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.1, 34.14, -30.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.1, 45.71, 318.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.53, 32.929, 65.129)`
Decimal	`12486610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE87D2, 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 #BE87D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE87D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #BE87D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be87d2; }
.text { color: #be87d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be87d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 135 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be87d2, #d287c1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE87D2?: #BE87D2 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 #BE87D2?: The RGB value is 190, 135, 210: 190 red, 135 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE87D2?: The complementary color is #9BD287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE87D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.