What color is #BEACCC?

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

What is the RGB value of #BEACCC?

The RGB value is 190, 172, 204: 190 red, 172 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEACCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEACCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEACCC color

#BEACCC rgb(190, 172, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEACCC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.5% green and 80% blue (190, 172, 204).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#BEACCC color codes

HEX	`#BEACCC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 172, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.77, 12.44, -13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.77, 18.63, 311.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.885, 44.812, 63.295)`
Decimal	`12496076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEACCC, 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 #BEACCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEACCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #BEACCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beaccc; }
.text { color: #beaccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beaccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 172 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beaccc, #ccacca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEACCC?: #BEACCC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEACCC?: The RGB value is 190, 172, 204: 190 red, 172 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEACCC?: The complementary color is #BACCAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEACCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.