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#BE80DB Color

#BE80DB is rgb(190, 128, 219) in RGB, hsl(281, 56%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 42%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE80DB
HEX#BE80DB
RGBrgb(190, 128, 219)
HSLhsl(281, 56%, 68%)
HSVhsv(281, 42%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 42%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.144 314.4)
LABlab(62.70% 36.47 -37.31)
LCHlch(62.70% 52.17 314.35)

What #BE80DB 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 #BE80DB, 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.

#BE80DB Channel Values

How #BE80DB 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 128 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 56% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 42% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.88:1 vs white · 7.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE80DB 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 text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE80DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE80DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE80DB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BE80DB

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 #BE80DB.

How #BE80DB 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#BE80DB
Protanopia#8D8DDB
Protanomaly#A388DB
Deuteranopia#9898DA
Deuteranomaly#A98FDA
Tritanopia#B39090
Tritanomaly#B88AB3
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE80DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be80db: #BE80DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE80DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be80db': '#BE80DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.502, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_be80db">#BE80DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE80DB"

More Purple Colors

#BE80DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE80DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE80DB?

#BE80DB is a light purple — rgb(190, 128, 219) in RGB and hsl(281, 56%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.58.

What is the RGB value of #BE80DB?

#BE80DB is rgb(190, 128, 219) — red 190, green 128, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE80DB?

#BE80DB converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 42%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE80DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE80DB scores 2.88:1 against white and 7.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE80DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE80DB 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 16.31, which is visibly different.

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