What color is #BE9BBE?

#BE9BBE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9BBE?

The RGB value is 190, 155, 190: 190 red, 155 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9BBE?

The complementary color is #9BBE9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9BBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9BBE color

#BE9BBE rgb(190, 155, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE9BBE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 60.8% green and 74.5% blue (190, 155, 190).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#BE9BBE color codes

HEX	`#BE9BBE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 155, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 60.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.1, 19.09, -13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.1, 23.18, 325.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.25, 38.108, 53.835)`
Decimal	`12491710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9BBE, 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 #BE9BBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9BBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #BE9BBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9bbe; }
.text { color: #be9bbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9bbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 155 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9bbe, #be9bad); }

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Questions

What color is #BE9BBE?: #BE9BBE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9BBE?: The RGB value is 190, 155, 190: 190 red, 155 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9BBE?: The complementary color is #9BBE9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9BBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.