What color is #BE93D0?

#BE93D0 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 #BE93D0?

The RGB value is 190, 147, 208: 190 red, 147 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE93D0?

The complementary color is #A5D093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE93D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE93D0 color

#BE93D0 rgb(190, 147, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE93D0 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 57.6% green and 81.6% blue (190, 147, 208).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 39% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#BE93D0 color codes

HEX	`#BE93D0`
RGB	`rgb(190, 147, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 57.6%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 39%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 29%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 29%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.8, 27.09, -25.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.8, 36.95, 317.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.052, 36.369, 64.414)`
Decimal	`12489680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE93D0, 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 #BE93D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE93D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #BE93D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be93d0; }
.text { color: #be93d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be93d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 147 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be93d0, #d093c3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE93D0?: #BE93D0 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 #BE93D0?: The RGB value is 190, 147, 208: 190 red, 147 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE93D0?: The complementary color is #A5D093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE93D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.