What color is #BE8CC9?

#BE8CC9 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 #BE8CC9?

The RGB value is 190, 140, 201: 190 red, 140 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8CC9?

The complementary color is #97C98C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE8CC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE8CC9 color

#BE8CC9 rgb(190, 140, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE8CC9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 54.9% green and 78.8% blue (190, 140, 201).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 36% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#BE8CC9 color codes

HEX	`#BE8CC9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 140, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 54.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 36%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 30%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 30%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.9, 29.56, -24.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.9, 38.17, 320.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.155, 33.921, 59.627)`
Decimal	`12487881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8CC9, 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 #BE8CC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE8CC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #BE8CC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8cc9; }
.text { color: #be8cc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8cc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 140 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8cc9, #c98cb5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BE8CC9?: #BE8CC9 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 #BE8CC9?: The RGB value is 190, 140, 201: 190 red, 140 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8CC9?: The complementary color is #97C98C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8CC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.