What color is #BEAFCE?

#BEAFCE 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 #BEAFCE?

The RGB value is 190, 175, 206: 190 red, 175 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAFCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BEAFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAFCE color

#BEAFCE rgb(190, 175, 206)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 68.6% green and 80.8% blue (190, 175, 206).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#BEAFCE color codes

HEX	`#BEAFCE`
RGB	`rgb(190, 175, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 68.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.59, 11.2, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.59, 17.72, 309.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.704, 46.063, 64.759)`
Decimal	`12496846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAFCE, 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 #BEAFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #BEAFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beafce; }
.text { color: #beafce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beafce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 175 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beafce, #ceafce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEAFCE?: #BEAFCE 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 #BEAFCE?: The RGB value is 190, 175, 206: 190 red, 175 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAFCE?: The complementary color is #BFCEAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.