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#BE51CD Color

#BE51CD is rgb(190, 81, 205) in RGB, hsl(293, 55%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 60%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE51CD
HEX#BE51CD
RGBrgb(190, 81, 205)
HSLhsl(293, 55%, 56%)
HSVhsv(293, 60%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 60%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.204 322.7)
LABlab(53.01% 57.01 -44.55)
LCHlch(53.01% 72.35 321.99)

What #BE51CD 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 #BE51CD, 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.

#BE51CD Channel Values

How #BE51CD 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 81 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 55% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 60% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE51CD 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 text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE51CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE51CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE51CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BE51CD

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 #BE51CD.

How #BE51CD 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#BE51CD
Protanopia#6E6ECD
Protanomaly#9564CD
Deuteranopia#8383CB
Deuteranomaly#9E72CC
Tritanopia#B26C6C
Tritanomaly#B7629C
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE51CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be51cd: #BE51CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE51CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be51cd': '#BE51CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.318, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_be51cd">#BE51CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE51CD"

More Pink Colors

#BE51CD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE51CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE51CD?

#BE51CD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 81, 205) in RGB and hsl(293, 55%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.53.

What is the RGB value of #BE51CD?

#BE51CD is rgb(190, 81, 205) — red 190, green 81, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE51CD?

#BE51CD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 60%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE51CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE51CD scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE51CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE51CD 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 3.53, which is very hard to tell apart.

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