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#BE1973 Color

#BE1973 is rgb(190, 25, 115) in RGB, hsl(327, 77%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 87%, 39%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuchsia Purple (#CC397B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE1973
HEX#BE1973
RGBrgb(190, 25, 115)
HSLhsl(327, 77%, 42%)
HSVhsv(327, 87%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 39%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.206 354.7)
LABlab(43.05% 65.48 -6.36)
LCHlch(43.05% 65.78 354.46)

What #BE1973 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 #BE1973, 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.

#BE1973 Channel Values

How #BE1973 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 25 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 77% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 87% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 87% · Y 39% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.87:1 vs white · 3.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE1973 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 text5.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE1973

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE1973; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BE1973

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 #BE1973.

How #BE1973 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#BE1973
Protanopia#575772
Protanomaly#8C4673
Deuteranopia#75756E
Deuteranomaly#985D70
Tritanopia#BB3030
Tritanomaly#BC2953
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE1973 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be1973: #BE1973;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE1973;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be1973': '#BE1973' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.098, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_be1973">#BE1973</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE1973"

More Pink Colors

#BE1973 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE1973 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE1973?

#BE1973 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 25, 115) in RGB and hsl(327, 77%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuchsia Purple (#CC397B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.22.

What is the RGB value of #BE1973?

#BE1973 is rgb(190, 25, 115) — red 190, green 25, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE1973?

#BE1973 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 87%, 39%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE1973 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE1973 scores 5.87:1 against white and 3.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE1973 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE1973 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 8.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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