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#BE3C7D Color

#BE3C7D is rgb(190, 60, 125) in RGB, hsl(330, 52%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 34%, 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 7.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE3C7D
HEX#BE3C7D
RGBrgb(190, 60, 125)
HSLhsl(330, 52%, 49%)
HSVhsv(330, 68%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 34%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.176 353.5)
LABlab(46.89% 56.53 -6.84)
LCHlch(46.89% 56.94 353.10)

What #BE3C7D 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 #BE3C7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 7.1Magenta (Pantone)#D0417EΔE 7.69Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 7.84Red-violet (Crayola)#C0448FΔE 8.08Mystic Maroon#AD4379ΔE 8.74Fuchsia Rose#C74375ΔE 8.87

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

#BE3C7D Channel Values

How #BE3C7D 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 60 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 52% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 68% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 34% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.08:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE3C7D 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 text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE3C7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE3C7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE3C7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE3C7D
Complementary
#3CBE7D
Analogous
#BE3CBE
Analogous
#BE3C3C
Triadic
#7DBE3C
Triadic
#3C7DBE
Split comp.
#3CBE3C
Split comp.
#3CBEBE

Tints & Shades of #BE3C7D

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

#C9548F
#D270A1
#DA8BB3
#E3A6C4
#EBC1D6
#F4DCE8

Shades

#A7356E
#8C2C5C
#74254D
#591C3B
#42152B
#270C1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE3C7D.

How #BE3C7D 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#BE3C7D
Protanopia#63637C
Protanomaly#91567D
Deuteranopia#7C7C79
Deuteranomaly#9B687B
Tritanopia#BB4848
Tritanomaly#BC4462
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE3C7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be3c7d: #BE3C7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE3C7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be3c7d': '#BE3C7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.235, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_be3c7d">#BE3C7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE3C7D"

More Pink Colors

#BE3C7D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BE3C7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE3C7D?

#BE3C7D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 60, 125) in RGB and hsl(330, 52%, 49%) 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 7.1.

What is the RGB value of #BE3C7D?

#BE3C7D is rgb(190, 60, 125) — red 190, green 60, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE3C7D?

#BE3C7D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 34%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE3C7D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE3C7D scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE3C7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE3C7D 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 15.01, which is visibly different.

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