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#BE00DB Color

#BE00DB is rgb(190, 0, 219) in RGB, hsl(292, 100%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 100%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE00DB
HEX#BE00DB
RGBrgb(190, 0, 219)
HSLhsl(292, 100%, 43%)
HSVhsv(292, 100%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 100%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.278 320.8)
LABlab(46.65% 78.25 -62.69)
LCHlch(46.65% 100.27 321.30)

What #BE00DB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BE00DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.09Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.62Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14Phlox#DF00FFΔE 14.48Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 15.06Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 17.11

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#BE00DB Channel Values

How #BE00DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 190 · G 0 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 100% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 100% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.99:1 vs white · 4.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE00DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE00DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE00DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE00DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE00DB
Complementary
#1DDB00
Analogous
#5000DB
Analogous
#DB008B
Triadic
#DBBE00
Triadic
#00DBBE
Split comp.
#8BDB00
Split comp.
#00DB50

Tints & Shades of #BE00DB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DE05FF
#E32EFF
#E957FF
#ED7AFF
#F3A3FF
#F8CCFF

Shades

#A400BD
#8D00A3
#730085
#5D006B
#42004D
#2C0033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE00DB.

How #BE00DB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BE00DB
Protanopia#5454DB
Protanomaly#8B41DB
Deuteranopia#7373D9
Deuteranomaly#975ADA
Tritanopia#AE5454
Tritanomaly#B5419D
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE00DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-be00db: #BE00DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE00DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be00db': '#BE00DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.000, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_be00db">#BE00DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE00DB"

More Pink Colors

#BE00DB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BE00DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE00DB?

#BE00DB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 0, 219) in RGB and hsl(292, 100%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #BE00DB?

#BE00DB is rgb(190, 0, 219) — red 190, green 0, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE00DB?

#BE00DB converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 100%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE00DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE00DB scores 4.99:1 against white and 4.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE00DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE00DB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 14, which is visibly different.

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