#BE27BE Color

#BE27BE is rgb(190, 39, 190) in RGB, hsl(300, 66%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE27BE

HEX#BE27BE

RGBrgb(190, 39, 190)

HSLhsl(300, 66%, 45%)

HSVhsv(300, 79%, 75%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 0%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.24 328.2)

LABlab(47.02% 69.43 -45.37)

LCHlch(47.02% 82.94 326.83)

What #BE27BE 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 #BE27BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 4.69 Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.32 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.88 Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 16.41 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.68 Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 17.93

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

#BE27BE Channel Values

How #BE27BE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 190 · G 39 · B 190	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 300° · S 66% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 300° · S 79% · V 75%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 25%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.97:1 vs white · 4.22:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE27BE 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 text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE27BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE27BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE27BE; 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

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BE27BE

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 #BE27BE.

How #BE27BE 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#BE27BE

Protanopia#5B5BBE

Protanomaly#8E4BBE

Deuteranopia#7777BC

Deuteranomaly#9961BD

Tritanopia#B35151

Tritanomaly#B8448A

Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE27BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be27be: #BE27BE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE27BE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be27be': '#BE27BE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.153, blue: 0.745)

Android XML<color name="color_be27be">#BE27BE</color>

SVG fillfill="#BE27BE"

More Pink Colors

#BE27BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#BE27BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE27BE?

#BE27BE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 39, 190) in RGB and hsl(300, 66%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.69.

What is the RGB value of #BE27BE?

#BE27BE is rgb(190, 39, 190) — red 190, green 39, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE27BE?

#BE27BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE27BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE27BE scores 4.97:1 against white and 4.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE27BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE27BE 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 15.88, which is visibly different.

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