What color is #BEA3D9?

#BEA3D9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA3D9?

The RGB value is 190, 163, 217: 190 red, 163 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA3D9?

The complementary color is #BED9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA3D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA3D9 color

#BEA3D9 rgb(190, 163, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEA3D9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 63.9% green and 85.1% blue (190, 163, 217).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 42% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lavender (#BFA3D9), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#BEA3D9 color codes

HEX	`#BEA3D9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 163, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 63.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 42%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 25%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.98, 20.09, -23.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.98, 31.08, 310.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.854, 42.152, 71.3)`
Decimal	`12493785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA3D9, 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 #BEA3D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA3D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #BEA3D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea3d9; }
.text { color: #bea3d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea3d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 163 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea3d9, #d9a3d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEA3D9?: #BEA3D9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA3D9?: The RGB value is 190, 163, 217: 190 red, 163 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA3D9?: The complementary color is #BED9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA3D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.