What color is #BEB5DD?

#BEB5DD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB5DD?

The RGB value is 190, 181, 221: 190 red, 181 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB5DD?

The complementary color is #D4DDB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB5DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB5DD color

#BEB5DD rgb(190, 181, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BEB5DD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71% green and 86.7% blue (190, 181, 221).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 37% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#BEB5DD color codes

HEX	`#BEB5DD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 181, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 37%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.58, 11.03, -18.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.58, 21.88, 300.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.808, 49.215, 75.215)`
Decimal	`12498397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB5DD, 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 #BEB5DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB5DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #BEB5DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb5dd; }
.text { color: #beb5dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb5dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 181 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb5dd, #d2b5dd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BEB5DD?: #BEB5DD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB5DD?: The RGB value is 190, 181, 221: 190 red, 181 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB5DD?: The complementary color is #D4DDB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB5DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.