What color is #BE89B1?

#BE89B1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE89B1?

The RGB value is 190, 137, 177: 190 red, 137 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE89B1?

The complementary color is #89BE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE89B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE89B1 color

#BE89B1 rgb(190, 137, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE89B1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 53.7% green and 69.4% blue (190, 137, 177).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#BE89B1 color codes

HEX	`#BE89B1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 137, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 53.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.35, 26.67, -12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.35, 29.67, 334.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.116, 32.014, 45.758)`
Decimal	`12487089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE89B1, 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 #BE89B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE89B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #BE89B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be89b1; }
.text { color: #be89b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be89b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 137 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be89b1, #be8996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BE89B1?: #BE89B1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE89B1?: The RGB value is 190, 137, 177: 190 red, 137 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE89B1?: The complementary color is #89BE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE89B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.