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#BE60AB Color

#BE60AB is rgb(190, 96, 171) in RGB, hsl(312, 42%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 10%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Magenta (#CF71AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE60AB
HEX#BE60AB
RGBrgb(190, 96, 171)
HSLhsl(312, 42%, 56%)
HSVhsv(312, 49%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 10%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.152 335.4)
LABlab(54.36% 45.72 -22.91)
LCHlch(54.36% 51.14 333.38)

What #BE60AB 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 #BE60AB, 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.

#BE60AB Channel Values

How #BE60AB 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 96 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 42% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 49% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 10% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.85:1 vs white · 5.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE60AB 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 text3.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE60AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE60AB; 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 #BE60AB

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 #BE60AB.

How #BE60AB 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#BE60AB
Protanopia#7777AB
Protanomaly#996FAB
Deuteranopia#8989A9
Deuteranomaly#A17AAA
Tritanopia#B86D6D
Tritanomaly#BA688A
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE60AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be60ab: #BE60AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE60AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be60ab': '#BE60AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.376, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_be60ab">#BE60AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE60AB"

More Pink Colors

#BE60AB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE60AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE60AB?

#BE60AB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 96, 171) in RGB and hsl(312, 42%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Magenta (#CF71AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.17.

What is the RGB value of #BE60AB?

#BE60AB is rgb(190, 96, 171) — red 190, green 96, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE60AB?

#BE60AB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 10%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE60AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE60AB scores 3.85:1 against white and 5.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE60AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE60AB 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 15.53, which is visibly different.

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