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#BE49DF Color

#BE49DF is rgb(190, 73, 223) in RGB, hsl(287, 70%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 67%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), visibly different at ΔE 11.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE49DF
HEX#BE49DF
RGBrgb(190, 73, 223)
HSLhsl(287, 70%, 58%)
HSVhsv(287, 67%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 67%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.231 317.9)
LABlab(52.63% 62.81 -55.38)
LCHlch(52.63% 83.74 318.60)

What #BE49DF 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 #BE49DF, 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 purple in the library.

#BE49DF Channel Values

How #BE49DF 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 73 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 70% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 67% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.03:1 vs white · 5.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE49DF 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 text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE49DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE49DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE49DF; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BE49DF

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 #BE49DF.

How #BE49DF 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#BE49DF
Protanopia#6A6ADF
Protanomaly#935EDF
Deuteranopia#8080DD
Deuteranomaly#9D6EDE
Tritanopia#AF6C6C
Tritanomaly#B560A7
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE49DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be49df: #BE49DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE49DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be49df': '#BE49DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.286, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_be49df">#BE49DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE49DF"

More Purple Colors

#BE49DF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE49DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE49DF?

#BE49DF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(190, 73, 223) in RGB and hsl(287, 70%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.14.

What is the RGB value of #BE49DF?

#BE49DF is rgb(190, 73, 223) — red 190, green 73, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE49DF?

#BE49DF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 67%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE49DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE49DF scores 4.03:1 against white and 5.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE49DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE49DF 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 11.14, which is visibly different.

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