What color is #BE92CA?

#BE92CA 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 #BE92CA?

The RGB value is 190, 146, 202: 190 red, 146 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE92CA?

The complementary color is #9ECA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE92CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE92CA color

#BE92CA rgb(190, 146, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE92CA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 57.3% green and 79.2% blue (190, 146, 202).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 35% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#BE92CA color codes

HEX	`#BE92CA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 146, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 57.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 35%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 28%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.34, 26.43, -22.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.34, 34.71, 319.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.173, 35.77, 60.548)`
Decimal	`12489418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE92CA, 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 #BE92CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE92CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #BE92CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be92ca; }
.text { color: #be92ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be92ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 146 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be92ca, #ca92ba); }

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Questions

What color is #BE92CA?: #BE92CA 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 #BE92CA?: The RGB value is 190, 146, 202: 190 red, 146 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE92CA?: The complementary color is #9ECA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE92CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.