What color is #BEADD1?

#BEADD1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEADD1?

The RGB value is 190, 173, 209: 190 red, 173 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEADD1?

The complementary color is #C0D1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEADD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEADD1 color

#BEADD1 rgb(190, 173, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEADD1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.8% green and 82% blue (190, 173, 209).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#BEADD1 color codes

HEX	`#BEADD1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 173, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 17%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.18, 12.91, -15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.18, 20.55, 308.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.685, 45.438, 66.567)`
Decimal	`12496337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEADD1, 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 #BEADD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEADD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #BEADD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beadd1; }
.text { color: #beadd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beadd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 173 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beadd1, #d0add1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BEADD1?: #BEADD1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEADD1?: The RGB value is 190, 173, 209: 190 red, 173 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEADD1?: The complementary color is #C0D1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEADD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.