What color is #BEB1CF?

#BEB1CF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB1CF?

The RGB value is 190, 177, 207: 190 red, 177 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB1CF?

The complementary color is #C2CFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB1CF color

#BEB1CF rgb(190, 177, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BEB1CF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 69.4% green and 81.2% blue (190, 177, 207).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#BEB1CF color codes

HEX	`#BEB1CF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 177, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 69.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.12, 10.31, -13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.12, 16.97, 307.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.218, 46.897, 65.531)`
Decimal	`12497359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB1CF, 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 #BEB1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #BEB1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb1cf; }
.text { color: #beb1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 177 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb1cf, #cdb1cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEB1CF?: #BEB1CF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB1CF?: The RGB value is 190, 177, 207: 190 red, 177 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB1CF?: The complementary color is #C2CFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.