What color is #BEA5CD?

#BEA5CD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA5CD?

The RGB value is 190, 165, 205: 190 red, 165 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA5CD?

The complementary color is #B4CDA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA5CD color

#BEA5CD rgb(190, 165, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEA5CD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 64.7% green and 80.4% blue (190, 165, 205).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 29% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#BEA5CD color codes

HEX	`#BEA5CD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 165, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 64.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 29%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.05, 16.5, -17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.05, 23.69, 314.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.708, 42.266, 63.496)`
Decimal	`12494285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA5CD, 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 #BEA5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #BEA5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea5cd; }
.text { color: #bea5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 165 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea5cd, #cda5c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BEA5CD?: #BEA5CD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA5CD?: The RGB value is 190, 165, 205: 190 red, 165 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA5CD?: The complementary color is #B4CDA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.