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#BE87EE Color

#BE87EE is rgb(190, 135, 238) in RGB, hsl(272, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 43%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE87EE
HEX#BE87EE
RGBrgb(190, 135, 238)
HSLhsl(272, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(272, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 43%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.155 307.5)
LABlab(64.97% 35.98 -44.28)
LCHlch(64.97% 57.05 309.10)

What #BE87EE 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 #BE87EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 5.66Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 6.49Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 9.68Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10.31Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.91Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.01

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

#BE87EE Channel Values

How #BE87EE 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 135 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.66:1 vs white · 7.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE87EE 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 text2.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE87EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE87EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE87EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE87EE
Complementary
#B7EE87
Analogous
#8A87EE
Analogous
#EE87EA
Triadic
#EEBE87
Triadic
#87EEBE
Split comp.
#EAEE87
Split comp.
#87EE8A

Tints & Shades of #BE87EE

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

#C798F0
#CFA6F2
#D8B8F5
#E0C5F7
#E9D7F9
#F0E4FB

Shades

#A55AE7
#8D2DE1
#731BC0
#5B1698
#400F6B
#25093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE87EE.

How #BE87EE 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#BE87EE
Protanopia#9292EE
Protanomaly#A68EEE
Deuteranopia#9C9CED
Deuteranomaly#AB94ED
Tritanopia#B09999
Tritanomaly#B692C1
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE87EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be87ee: #BE87EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE87EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be87ee': '#BE87EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.529, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_be87ee">#BE87EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE87EE"

More Purple Colors

#BE87EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BE87EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE87EE?

#BE87EE is a light purple — rgb(190, 135, 238) in RGB and hsl(272, 75%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #BE87EE?

#BE87EE is rgb(190, 135, 238) — red 190, green 135, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE87EE?

#BE87EE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 43%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE87EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE87EE scores 2.66:1 against white and 7.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE87EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE87EE 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 13.01, which is visibly different.

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