What color is #BEB5CA?

#BEB5CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB5CA?

The RGB value is 190, 181, 202: 190 red, 181 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB5CA?

The complementary color is #C1CAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB5CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB5CA color

#BEB5CA rgb(190, 181, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB5CA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71% green and 79.2% blue (190, 181, 202).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#BEB5CA color codes

HEX	`#BEB5CA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 181, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.99, 7.13, -9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.99, 11.84, 307.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.418, 48.259, 62.63)`
Decimal	`12498378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB5CA, 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 #BEB5CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB5CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #BEB5CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb5ca; }
.text { color: #beb5ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb5ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 181 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb5ca, #c9b5ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEB5CA?: #BEB5CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB5CA?: The RGB value is 190, 181, 202: 190 red, 181 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB5CA?: The complementary color is #C1CAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB5CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.