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#BE60BB Color

#BE60BB is rgb(190, 96, 187) in RGB, hsl(302, 42%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Mauve (#D473D4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE60BB
HEX#BE60BB
RGBrgb(190, 96, 187)
HSLhsl(302, 42%, 56%)
HSVhsv(302, 49%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.165 328.5)
LABlab(54.92% 47.77 -31.27)
LCHlch(54.92% 57.10 326.79)

What #BE60BB 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 #BE60BB, 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.

#BE60BB Channel Values

How #BE60BB 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 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 42% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 49% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 2% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.76:1 vs white · 5.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE60BB 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 text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE60BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE60BB; 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 #BE60BB

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 #BE60BB.

How #BE60BB 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#BE60BB
Protanopia#7777BB
Protanomaly#996FBB
Deuteranopia#8989B9
Deuteranomaly#A17ABA
Tritanopia#B67171
Tritanomaly#B96B94
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE60BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be60bb: #BE60BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE60BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be60bb': '#BE60BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.376, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_be60bb">#BE60BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE60BB"

More Pink Colors

#BE60BB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE60BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE60BB?

#BE60BB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 96, 187) in RGB and hsl(302, 42%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Mauve (#D473D4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.94.

What is the RGB value of #BE60BB?

#BE60BB is rgb(190, 96, 187) — red 190, green 96, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE60BB?

#BE60BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE60BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE60BB scores 3.76:1 against white and 5.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE60BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE60BB 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 9.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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