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#BE34C5 Color

#BE34C5 is rgb(190, 52, 197) in RGB, hsl(297, 58%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 74%, 0%, 23%) 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 5.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE34C5
HEX#BE34C5
RGBrgb(190, 52, 197)
HSLhsl(297, 58%, 49%)
HSVhsv(297, 74%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 74%, 0%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.233 325.9)
LABlab(48.64% 66.70 -46.86)
LCHlch(48.64% 81.51 324.91)

What #BE34C5 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 #BE34C5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 5.08Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 12.61Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.63Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.09Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.4Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 17.08

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

#BE34C5 Channel Values

How #BE34C5 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 52 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 297° · S 58% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 297° · S 74% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE34C5 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 text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE34C5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE34C5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE34C5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE34C5
Complementary
#3CC534
Analogous
#7634C5
Analogous
#C53484
Triadic
#C5BE34
Triadic
#34C5BE
Split comp.
#84C534
Split comp.
#34C576

Tints & Shades of #BE34C5

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

#C94ED0
#D26AD7
#DA86DF
#E3A2E6
#EBBFEE
#F4DBF5

Shades

#A72EAD
#8C2791
#742079
#59195D
#421244
#270B28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE34C5.

How #BE34C5 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#BE34C5
Protanopia#6060C5
Protanomaly#8F52C5
Deuteranopia#7A7AC3
Deuteranomaly#9A65C4
Tritanopia#B35959
Tritanomaly#B74D91
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE34C5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be34c5: #BE34C5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE34C5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be34c5': '#BE34C5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.204, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_be34c5">#BE34C5</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE34C5"

More Pink Colors

#BE34C5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BE34C5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE34C5?

#BE34C5 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 52, 197) in RGB and hsl(297, 58%, 49%) 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 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #BE34C5?

#BE34C5 is rgb(190, 52, 197) — red 190, green 52, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE34C5?

#BE34C5 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 74%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE34C5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE34C5 scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE34C5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE34C5 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 12.61, which is visibly different.

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