What color is #BE89BE?

#BE89BE 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 #BE89BE?

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

What is the complementary color of #BE89BE?

The complementary color is #89BE89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE89BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE89BE color

#BE89BE rgb(190, 137, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE89BE is a light, desaturated magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#BE89BE color codes

HEX	`#BE89BE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 137, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 53.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.8, 29.08, -19.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.8, 35.09, 325.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.474, 32.557, 52.91)`
Decimal	`12487102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE89BE, 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 #BE89BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE89BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #BE89BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be89be; }
.text { color: #be89be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be89be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 137 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be89be, #be89a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #BE89BE?: #BE89BE 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 #BE89BE?: The RGB value is 190, 137, 190: 190 red, 137 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE89BE?: The complementary color is #89BE89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE89BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.