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#BE75DB Color

#BE75DB is rgb(190, 117, 219) in RGB, hsl(283, 59%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE75DB
HEX#BE75DB
RGBrgb(190, 117, 219)
HSLhsl(283, 59%, 66%)
HSVhsv(283, 47%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.163 315.7)
LABlab(60.34% 42.09 -40.97)
LCHlch(60.34% 58.74 315.77)

What #BE75DB 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 #BE75DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 6.04Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 6.9Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 7.4Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 10.31Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 10.99Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.28

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BE75DB Channel Values

How #BE75DB 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 117 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 59% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 47% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE75DB 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE75DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE75DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE75DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE75DB
Complementary
#92DB75
Analogous
#8B75DB
Analogous
#DB75C5
Triadic
#DBBE75
Triadic
#75DBBE
Split comp.
#C5DB75
Split comp.
#75DB8B

Tints & Shades of #BE75DB

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

#C889E1
#D09AE5
#D9AEEA
#E1BEEE
#EAD2F3
#F2E3F8

Shades

#AD51D2
#9A32C3
#7D299E
#63207E
#461759
#2A0E35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE75DB.

How #BE75DB 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#BE75DB
Protanopia#8585DB
Protanomaly#9F7FDB
Deuteranopia#9292DA
Deuteranomaly#A688DA
Tritanopia#B28888
Tritanomaly#B781AF
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE75DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be75db: #BE75DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE75DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be75db': '#BE75DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.459, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_be75db">#BE75DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE75DB"

More Purple Colors

#BE75DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BE75DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE75DB?

#BE75DB is a light purple — rgb(190, 117, 219) in RGB and hsl(283, 59%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #BE75DB?

#BE75DB is rgb(190, 117, 219) — red 190, green 117, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE75DB?

#BE75DB converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE75DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE75DB scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE75DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE75DB 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 12.66, which is visibly different.

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