What color is #BEB1C8?

#BEB1C8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB1C8?

The RGB value is 190, 177, 200: 190 red, 177 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB1C8?

The complementary color is #BBC8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB1C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB1C8 color

#BEB1C8 rgb(190, 177, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEB1C8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 69.4% green and 78.4% blue (190, 177, 200).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 17% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#BEB1C8 color codes

HEX	`#BEB1C8`
RGB	`rgb(190, 177, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 69.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 17%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.91, 8.92, -9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.91, 13.38, 311.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.381, 46.562, 61.124)`
Decimal	`12497352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB1C8, 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 #BEB1C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB1C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #BEB1C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb1c8; }
.text { color: #beb1c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb1c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 177 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb1c8, #c8b1c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEB1C8?: #BEB1C8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB1C8?: The RGB value is 190, 177, 200: 190 red, 177 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB1C8?: The complementary color is #BBC8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB1C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.