What color is #BEA3BB?

#BEA3BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA3BB?

The RGB value is 190, 163, 187: 190 red, 163 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA3BB?

The complementary color is #A3BEA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA3BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA3BB color

#BEA3BB rgb(190, 163, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEA3BB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 63.9% green and 73.3% blue (190, 163, 187).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#BEA3BB color codes

HEX	`#BEA3BB`
RGB	`rgb(190, 163, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 63.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.99, 14.1, -8.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.99, 16.55, 328.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.301, 40.73, 52.585)`
Decimal	`12493755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA3BB, 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 #BEA3BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA3BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #BEA3BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea3bb; }
.text { color: #bea3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea3bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 163 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea3bb, #bea3ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEA3BB?: #BEA3BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA3BB?: The RGB value is 190, 163, 187: 190 red, 163 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA3BB?: The complementary color is #A3BEA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA3BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.