What color is #BE92C2?

#BE92C2 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 #BE92C2?

The RGB value is 190, 146, 194: 190 red, 146 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE92C2?

The complementary color is #96C292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE92C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE92C2 color

#BE92C2 rgb(190, 146, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE92C2 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 57.3% green and 76.1% blue (190, 146, 194).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 28% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#BE92C2 color codes

HEX	`#BE92C2`
RGB	`rgb(190, 146, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 57.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 28%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 25%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.06, 24.85, -18.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.06, 30.96, 323.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.251, 35.401, 55.689)`
Decimal	`12489410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE92C2, 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 #BE92C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE92C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #BE92C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be92c2; }
.text { color: #be92c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be92c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 146 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be92c2, #c292ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BE92C2?: #BE92C2 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 #BE92C2?: The RGB value is 190, 146, 194: 190 red, 146 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE92C2?: The complementary color is #96C292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE92C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.