What color is #BEB5E7?

#BEB5E7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB5E7?

The RGB value is 190, 181, 231: 190 red, 181 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB5E7?

The complementary color is #DEE7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB5E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB5E7 color

#BEB5E7 rgb(190, 181, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BEB5E7 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 71% green and 90.6% blue (190, 181, 231).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 51% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#BEB5E7 color codes

HEX	`#BEB5E7`
RGB	`rgb(190, 181, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 71%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 51%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 22%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.92, 13.18, -23.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.92, 27.21, 298.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.18, 49.764, 82.442)`
Decimal	`12498407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB5E7, 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 #BEB5E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB5E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #BEB5E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb5e7; }
.text { color: #beb5e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb5e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 181 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb5e7, #d7b5e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #BEB5E7?: #BEB5E7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB5E7?: The RGB value is 190, 181, 231: 190 red, 181 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB5E7?: The complementary color is #DEE7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB5E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.