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#BE5CFF Color

#BE5CFF is rgb(190, 92, 255) in RGB, hsl(276, 100%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 64%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 13.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE5CFF
HEX#BE5CFF
RGBrgb(190, 92, 255)
HSLhsl(276, 100%, 68%)
HSVhsv(276, 64%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 64%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.237 309)
LABlab(57.26% 59.84 -65.83)
LCHlch(57.26% 88.97 312.27)

What #BE5CFF 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 #BE5CFF, 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.

#BE5CFF Channel Values

How #BE5CFF 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 92 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 100% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 64% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.41:1 vs white · 6.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE5CFF 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 text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE5CFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE5CFF; 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 #BE5CFF

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 #BE5CFF.

How #BE5CFF 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#BE5CFF
Protanopia#7575FF
Protanomaly#986CFF
Deuteranopia#8787FE
Deuteranomaly#A078FE
Tritanopia#AA8181
Tritanomaly#B274C1
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE5CFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be5cff: #BE5CFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE5CFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be5cff': '#BE5CFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.361, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_be5cff">#BE5CFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE5CFF"

More Purple Colors

#BE5CFF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE5CFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE5CFF?

#BE5CFF is a light purple — rgb(190, 92, 255) in RGB and hsl(276, 100%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.67.

What is the RGB value of #BE5CFF?

#BE5CFF is rgb(190, 92, 255) — red 190, green 92, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE5CFF?

#BE5CFF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 64%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE5CFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE5CFF scores 3.41:1 against white and 6.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE5CFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE5CFF 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 15.36, which is visibly different.

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