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#BE81CA Color

#BE81CA is rgb(190, 129, 202) in RGB, hsl(290, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 36%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE81CA
HEX#BE81CA
RGBrgb(190, 129, 202)
HSLhsl(290, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(290, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 36%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.123 320.8)
LABlab(62.32% 33.32 -28.41)
LCHlch(62.32% 43.79 319.55)

What #BE81CA 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 #BE81CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.09Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.88Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.76Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 12.77Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 13.12Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 13.69

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

#BE81CA Channel Values

How #BE81CA 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 129 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE81CA 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 text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE81CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE81CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE81CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE81CA
Complementary
#8DCA81
Analogous
#9A81CA
Analogous
#CA81B2
Triadic
#CABE81
Triadic
#81CABE
Split comp.
#B2CA81
Split comp.
#81CA9A

Tints & Shades of #BE81CA

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

#C793D2
#CFA2D8
#D8B3DF
#E1C5E7
#EBD7EE
#F2E6F4

Shades

#AD61BD
#9C48AD
#7F3B8C
#612D6C
#44204C
#2A142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE81CA.

How #BE81CA 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#BE81CA
Protanopia#8E8ECA
Protanomaly#A389CA
Deuteranopia#9999C9
Deuteranomaly#A990C9
Tritanopia#B68D8D
Tritanomaly#B988A9
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE81CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be81ca: #BE81CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE81CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be81ca': '#BE81CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.506, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_be81ca">#BE81CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE81CA"

More Pink Colors

#BE81CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BE81CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE81CA?

#BE81CA is a light pink — rgb(190, 129, 202) in RGB and hsl(290, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #BE81CA?

#BE81CA is rgb(190, 129, 202) — red 190, green 129, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE81CA?

#BE81CA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 36%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE81CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE81CA scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE81CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE81CA 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 13.12, which is visibly different.

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