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#BE22D3 Color

#BE22D3 is rgb(190, 34, 211) in RGB, hsl(293, 72%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 84%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE22D3
HEX#BE22D3
RGBrgb(190, 34, 211)
HSLhsl(293, 72%, 48%)
HSVhsv(293, 84%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 84%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.259 322.4)
LABlab(47.69% 73.04 -56.44)
LCHlch(47.69% 92.30 322.31)

What #BE22D3 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 #BE22D3, 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.

#BE22D3 Channel Values

How #BE22D3 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 34 · B 2118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 72% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 84% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.82:1 vs white · 4.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE22D3 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 text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE22D3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE22D3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE22D3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BE22D3

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 #BE22D3.

How #BE22D3 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#BE22D3
Protanopia#5A5AD3
Protanomaly#8D49D3
Deuteranopia#7676D1
Deuteranomaly#985FD2
Tritanopia#B05757
Tritanomaly#B64899
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE22D3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be22d3: #BE22D3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE22D3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be22d3': '#BE22D3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.133, blue: 0.827)
Android XML<color name="color_be22d3">#BE22D3</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE22D3"

More Pink Colors

#BE22D3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE22D3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE22D3?

#BE22D3 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 34, 211) in RGB and hsl(293, 72%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.8.

What is the RGB value of #BE22D3?

#BE22D3 is rgb(190, 34, 211) — red 190, green 34, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE22D3?

#BE22D3 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 84%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE22D3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE22D3 scores 4.82:1 against white and 4.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE22D3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE22D3 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 14.59, which is visibly different.

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