What color is #BEA6C1?

#BEA6C1 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 #BEA6C1?

The RGB value is 190, 166, 193: 190 red, 166 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA6C1?

The complementary color is #A9C1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA6C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA6C1 color

#BEA6C1 rgb(190, 166, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEA6C1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 65.1% green and 75.7% blue (190, 166, 193).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 18% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#BEA6C1 color codes

HEX	`#BEA6C1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 166, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 65.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 18%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.92, 13.58, -10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.92, 17.22, 322.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.496, 42.07, 56.218)`
Decimal	`12494529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA6C1, 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 #BEA6C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA6C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #BEA6C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea6c1; }
.text { color: #bea6c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea6c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 166 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea6c1, #c1a6b6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BEA6C1?: #BEA6C1 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 #BEA6C1?: The RGB value is 190, 166, 193: 190 red, 166 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA6C1?: The complementary color is #A9C1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA6C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.