What color is #BEA0D1?

#BEA0D1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA0D1?

The RGB value is 190, 160, 209: 190 red, 160 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA0D1?

The complementary color is #B3D1A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA0D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA0D1 color

#BEA0D1 rgb(190, 160, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEA0D1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 62.7% green and 82% blue (190, 160, 209).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 35% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#BEA0D1 color codes

HEX	`#BEA0D1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 160, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 62.7%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 35%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 23%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.96, 20.08, -20.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.96, 28.96, 313.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.313, 40.693, 65.777)`
Decimal	`12493009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA0D1, 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 #BEA0D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA0D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #BEA0D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea0d1; }
.text { color: #bea0d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea0d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 160 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea0d1, #d1a0cb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BEA0D1?: #BEA0D1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA0D1?: The RGB value is 190, 160, 209: 190 red, 160 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA0D1?: The complementary color is #B3D1A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA0D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.