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#BE4DDB Color

#BE4DDB is rgb(190, 77, 219) in RGB, hsl(288, 66%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 65%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE4DDB
HEX#BE4DDB
RGBrgb(190, 77, 219)
HSLhsl(288, 66%, 58%)
HSVhsv(288, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.223 318.8)
LABlab(53.03% 60.64 -52.49)
LCHlch(53.03% 80.20 319.13)

What #BE4DDB 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 #BE4DDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.55Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.09Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 12.78Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.08Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.53Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 17.96

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

#BE4DDB Channel Values

How #BE4DDB 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 77 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 66% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.98:1 vs white · 5.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE4DDB 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 text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE4DDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE4DDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE4DDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE4DDB
Complementary
#69DB4D
Analogous
#784DDB
Analogous
#DB4DB0
Triadic
#DBBE4D
Triadic
#4DDBBE
Split comp.
#B0DB4D
Split comp.
#4DDB78

Tints & Shades of #BE4DDB

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

#C867E0
#CF7CE4
#D895E9
#E2AFEF
#EBC8F4
#F3DDF8

Shades

#B22BD4
#9925B6
#7D1E94
#601772
#441050
#2B0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE4DDB.

How #BE4DDB 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#BE4DDB
Protanopia#6C6CDB
Protanomaly#9461DB
Deuteranopia#8181D9
Deuteranomaly#9D70DA
Tritanopia#B06D6D
Tritanomaly#B662A5
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE4DDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be4ddb: #BE4DDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE4DDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be4ddb': '#BE4DDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.302, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_be4ddb">#BE4DDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE4DDB"

More Purple Colors

#BE4DDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BE4DDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE4DDB?

#BE4DDB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(190, 77, 219) in RGB and hsl(288, 66%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #BE4DDB?

#BE4DDB is rgb(190, 77, 219) — red 190, green 77, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE4DDB?

#BE4DDB converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 65%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE4DDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE4DDB scores 3.98:1 against white and 5.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE4DDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE4DDB 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 7.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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