What color is #BE9EC5?

#BE9EC5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9EC5?

The RGB value is 190, 158, 197: 190 red, 158 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9EC5?

The complementary color is #A5C59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9EC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9EC5 color

#BE9EC5 rgb(190, 158, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BE9EC5 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 62% green and 77.3% blue (190, 158, 197).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#BE9EC5 color codes

HEX	`#BE9EC5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 158, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 62%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.06, 18.78, -15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.06, 24.4, 320.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.539, 39.433, 58.13)`
Decimal	`12492485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9EC5, 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 #BE9EC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9EC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #BE9EC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9ec5; }
.text { color: #be9ec5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9ec5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 158 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9ec5, #c59eb8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE9EC5?: #BE9EC5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9EC5?: The RGB value is 190, 158, 197: 190 red, 158 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9EC5?: The complementary color is #A5C59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9EC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.