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#BE7DED Color

#BE7DED is rgb(190, 125, 237) in RGB, hsl(275, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 47%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lavender (#A76BCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE7DED
HEX#BE7DED
RGBrgb(190, 125, 237)
HSLhsl(275, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(275, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 47%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.17 309.4)
LABlab(62.75% 40.96 -47.19)
LCHlch(62.75% 62.49 310.96)

What #BE7DED 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 #BE7DED, 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.

#BE7DED Channel Values

How #BE7DED 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 125 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.86:1 vs white · 7.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE7DED 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 text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE7DED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE7DED; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BE7DED

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

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How #BE7DED 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#BE7DED
Protanopia#8B8BED
Protanomaly#A286ED
Deuteranopia#9797EC
Deuteranomaly#A88DEC
Tritanopia#B09292
Tritanomaly#B68ABD
Achromatopsia#999999

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Using #BE7DED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be7ded: #BE7DED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE7DED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be7ded': '#BE7DED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.490, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_be7ded">#BE7DED</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE7DED"

More Purple Colors

#BE7DED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE7DED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE7DED?

#BE7DED is a light purple — rgb(190, 125, 237) in RGB and hsl(275, 76%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lavender (#A76BCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.34.

What is the RGB value of #BE7DED?

#BE7DED is rgb(190, 125, 237) — red 190, green 125, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE7DED?

#BE7DED converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 47%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE7DED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE7DED scores 2.86:1 against white and 7.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE7DED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE7DED 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 12.9, which is visibly different.

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