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#BE3DFF Color

#BE3DFF is rgb(190, 61, 255) in RGB, hsl(280, 100%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE3DFF
HEX#BE3DFF
RGBrgb(190, 61, 255)
HSLhsl(280, 100%, 62%)
HSVhsv(280, 76%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.272 311.1)
LABlab(52.80% 71.81 -73.01)
LCHlch(52.80% 102.41 314.53)

What #BE3DFF 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 #BE3DFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 9.92Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.99Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 13.19Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 13.43Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14.19Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14.85

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

#BE3DFF Channel Values

How #BE3DFF 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 61 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 100% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 76% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.96:1 vs white · 5.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE3DFF 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE3DFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE3DFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE3DFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE3DFF
Complementary
#7EFF3D
Analogous
#5D3DFF
Analogous
#FF3DDF
Triadic
#FFBE3D
Triadic
#3DFFBE
Split comp.
#DFFF3D
Split comp.
#3DFF5E

Tints & Shades of #BE3DFF

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

#C757FF
#CF70FF
#D88AFF
#E2A8FF
#EBC2FF
#F3DBFF

Shades

#B114FF
#9900E6
#7E00BD
#630094
#47006B
#29003D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE3DFF.

How #BE3DFF 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#BE3DFF
Protanopia#6464FF
Protanomaly#9157FF
Deuteranopia#7C7CFE
Deuteranomaly#9B68FE
Tritanopia#A87272
Tritanomaly#B161BC
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE3DFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be3dff: #BE3DFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE3DFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be3dff': '#BE3DFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.239, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_be3dff">#BE3DFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE3DFF"

More Purple Colors

#BE3DFF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BE3DFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE3DFF?

#BE3DFF is a light purple — rgb(190, 61, 255) in RGB and hsl(280, 100%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.92.

What is the RGB value of #BE3DFF?

#BE3DFF is rgb(190, 61, 255) — red 190, green 61, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE3DFF?

#BE3DFF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE3DFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE3DFF scores 3.96:1 against white and 5.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE3DFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE3DFF 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 14.19, which is visibly different.

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