What color is #BEA9C8?

#BEA9C8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEA9C8?

The RGB value is 190, 169, 200: 190 red, 169 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEA9C8?

The complementary color is #B3C8A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEA9C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEA9C8 color

#BEA9C8 rgb(190, 169, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEA9C8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 66.3% green and 78.4% blue (190, 169, 200).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 22% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#BEA9C8 color codes

HEX	`#BEA9C8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 169, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 66.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 22%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.89, 13.3, -12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.89, 18.59, 315.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.847, 43.494, 60.612)`
Decimal	`12495304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEA9C8, 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 #BEA9C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEA9C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #BEA9C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bea9c8; }
.text { color: #bea9c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea9c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 169 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bea9c8, #c8a9c2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BEA9C8?: #BEA9C8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEA9C8?: The RGB value is 190, 169, 200: 190 red, 169 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEA9C8?: The complementary color is #B3C8A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEA9C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.