What color is #BE9BCB?

#BE9BCB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9BCB?

The RGB value is 190, 155, 203: 190 red, 155 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9BCB?

The complementary color is #A8CB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9BCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9BCB color

#BE9BCB rgb(190, 155, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE9BCB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 60.8% green and 79.6% blue (190, 155, 203).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#BE9BCB color codes

HEX	`#BE9BCB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 155, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 60.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.54, 21.63, -19.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.54, 29.27, 317.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.734, 38.702, 61.655)`
Decimal	`12491723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9BCB, 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 #BE9BCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9BCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #BE9BCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9bcb; }
.text { color: #be9bcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9bcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 155 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9bcb, #cb9bc0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BE9BCB?: #BE9BCB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9BCB?: The RGB value is 190, 155, 203: 190 red, 155 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9BCB?: The complementary color is #A8CB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9BCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.