What color is #BEB8CD?

#BEB8CD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEB8CD?

The RGB value is 190, 184, 205: 190 red, 184 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEB8CD?

The complementary color is #C7CDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEB8CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEB8CD color

#BEB8CD rgb(190, 184, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEB8CD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 72.2% green and 80.4% blue (190, 184, 205).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 17% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#BEB8CD color codes

HEX	`#BEB8CD`
RGB	`rgb(190, 184, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 72.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 17%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.85, 6.1, -9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.85, 11.55, 301.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.393, 49.636, 64.724)`
Decimal	`12499149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEB8CD, 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 #BEB8CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEB8CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #BEB8CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beb8cd; }
.text { color: #beb8cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb8cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 184 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beb8cd, #c8b8cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BEB8CD?: #BEB8CD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEB8CD?: The RGB value is 190, 184, 205: 190 red, 184 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEB8CD?: The complementary color is #C7CDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEB8CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.