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#BE419D Color

#BE419D is rgb(190, 65, 157) in RGB, hsl(316, 49%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 17%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fandango (#B53389), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE419D
HEX#BE419D
RGBrgb(190, 65, 157)
HSLhsl(316, 49%, 50%)
HSVhsv(316, 66%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 17%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.188 339.8)
LABlab(48.62% 57.65 -23.46)
LCHlch(48.62% 62.24 337.86)

What #BE419D 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 #BE419D, 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.

#BE419D Channel Values

How #BE419D 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 65 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 49% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 66% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 17% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.74:1 vs white · 4.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE419D 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 text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE419D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE419D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE419D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BE419D

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE419D.

How #BE419D 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#BE419D
Protanopia#66669D
Protanomaly#91599D
Deuteranopia#7D7D9A
Deuteranomaly#9B6A9B
Tritanopia#B85454
Tritanomaly#BA4D78
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE419D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be419d: #BE419D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE419D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be419d': '#BE419D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.255, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_be419d">#BE419D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE419D"

More Pink Colors

#BE419D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE419D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE419D?

#BE419D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 65, 157) in RGB and hsl(316, 49%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fandango (#B53389), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #BE419D?

#BE419D is rgb(190, 65, 157) — red 190, green 65, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE419D?

#BE419D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 17%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE419D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE419D scores 4.74:1 against white and 4.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE419D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE419D 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 15.56, which is visibly different.

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