What color is #BEAEC9?

#BEAEC9 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 #BEAEC9?

The RGB value is 190, 174, 201: 190 red, 174 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAEC9?

The complementary color is #B9C9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAEC9?

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.

#BEAEC9 color

#BEAEC9 rgb(190, 174, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEAEC9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 68.2% green and 78.8% blue (190, 174, 201).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BEAEC9 color codes

HEX	`#BEAEC9`
RGB	`rgb(190, 174, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 68.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.18, 10.75, -11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.18, 15.82, 312.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.912, 45.437, 61.546)`
Decimal	`12496585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAEC9, 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 #BEAEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAEC9 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 #BEAEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beaec9; }
.text { color: #beaec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beaec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 174 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beaec9, #c9aec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEAEC9?: #BEAEC9 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 #BEAEC9?: The RGB value is 190, 174, 201: 190 red, 174 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAEC9?: The complementary color is #B9C9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAEC9?: 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.