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#BE04BB Color

#BE04BB is rgb(190, 4, 187) in RGB, hsl(301, 96%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE04BB
HEX#BE04BB
RGBrgb(190, 4, 187)
HSLhsl(301, 96%, 38%)
HSVhsv(301, 98%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 2%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.255 329.2)
LABlab(45.02% 74.31 -46.79)
LCHlch(45.02% 87.81 327.80)

What #BE04BB 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 #BE04BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BE04BB Channel Values

How #BE04BB 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 4 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 96% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 98% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 2% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.35:1 vs white · 3.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE04BB 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 text5.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE04BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE04BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BE04BB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE04BB.

How #BE04BB 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#BE04BB
Protanopia#5454BB
Protanomaly#8B42BB
Deuteranopia#7373B9
Deuteranomaly#975ABA
Tritanopia#B34747
Tritanomaly#B83786
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE04BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be04bb: #BE04BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE04BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be04bb': '#BE04BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.016, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_be04bb">#BE04BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE04BB"

More Pink Colors

#BE04BB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE04BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE04BB?

#BE04BB is a dark pink — rgb(190, 4, 187) in RGB and hsl(301, 96%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.01.

What is the RGB value of #BE04BB?

#BE04BB is rgb(190, 4, 187) — red 190, green 4, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE04BB?

#BE04BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 2%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE04BB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE04BB scores 5.35:1 against white and 3.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE04BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE04BB 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 20.07, which is visibly different.

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