What color is #BE99FF?

#BE99FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE99FF?

The RGB value is 190, 153, 255: 190 red, 153 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE99FF?

The complementary color is #DAFF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE99FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE99FF color

#BE99FF rgb(190, 153, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE99FF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 60% green and 100% blue (190, 153, 255).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Diva (#C9A0FF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#BE99FF color codes

HEX	`#BE99FF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 153, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 60%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 40%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.14, 34.13, -45.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.14, 57.1, 306.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.672, 40.949, 99.823)`
Decimal	`12491263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE99FF, 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 #BE99FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE99FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #BE99FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be99ff; }
.text { color: #be99ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be99ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 153 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be99ff, #f199ff); }

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Questions

What color is #BE99FF?: #BE99FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE99FF?: The RGB value is 190, 153, 255: 190 red, 153 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE99FF?: The complementary color is #DAFF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE99FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.