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#BE62DF Color

#BE62DF is rgb(190, 98, 223) in RGB, hsl(284, 66%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 56%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE62DF
HEX#BE62DF
RGBrgb(190, 98, 223)
HSLhsl(284, 66%, 63%)
HSVhsv(284, 56%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 56%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.197 316.3)
LABlab(56.77% 52.00 -48.82)
LCHlch(56.77% 71.33 316.81)

What #BE62DF 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 #BE62DF, 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.

#BE62DF Channel Values

How #BE62DF 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 98 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 66% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 56% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.5:1 vs white · 6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE62DF 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 text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE62DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE62DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE62DF; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BE62DF

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 #BE62DF.

How #BE62DF 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#BE62DF
Protanopia#7878DF
Protanomaly#9970DF
Deuteranopia#8989DE
Deuteranomaly#A17CDE
Tritanopia#B07B7B
Tritanomaly#B672AC
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE62DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be62df: #BE62DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE62DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be62df': '#BE62DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.384, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_be62df">#BE62DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE62DF"

More Purple Colors

#BE62DF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE62DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE62DF?

#BE62DF is a light purple — rgb(190, 98, 223) in RGB and hsl(284, 66%, 63%) 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 4.75.

What is the RGB value of #BE62DF?

#BE62DF is rgb(190, 98, 223) — red 190, green 98, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE62DF?

#BE62DF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 56%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE62DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE62DF scores 3.5:1 against white and 6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE62DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE62DF 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 4.75, which is very hard to tell apart.

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