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#BE88CE Color

#BE88CE is rgb(190, 136, 206) in RGB, hsl(286, 42%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 34%, 0%, 19%) 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 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE88CE
HEX#BE88CE
RGBrgb(190, 136, 206)
HSLhsl(286, 42%, 67%)
HSVhsv(286, 34%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 34%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.115 318.3)
LABlab(64.04% 30.27 -28.01)
LCHlch(64.04% 41.24 317.23)

What #BE88CE 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 #BE88CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.99Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.35Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.17Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 11.19Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.69Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.97

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

#BE88CE Channel Values

How #BE88CE 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 136 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 42% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 34% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE88CE 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 text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE88CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE88CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE88CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE88CE
Complementary
#98CE88
Analogous
#9A88CE
Analogous
#CE88BB
Triadic
#CEBE88
Triadic
#88CEBE
Split comp.
#BBCE88
Split comp.
#88CE9A

Tints & Shades of #BE88CE

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

#C696D4
#D0A8DC
#D7B7E1
#E1C9E9
#E9D7EF
#F3E9F6

Shades

#AC67C1
#9948B1
#7D3B91
#612E70
#452150
#29132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE88CE.

How #BE88CE 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#BE88CE
Protanopia#9393CE
Protanomaly#A68FCE
Deuteranopia#9D9DCD
Deuteranomaly#AB95CD
Tritanopia#B69393
Tritanomaly#B98FAE
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE88CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be88ce: #BE88CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE88CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be88ce': '#BE88CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.533, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_be88ce">#BE88CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE88CE"

More Purple Colors

#BE88CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BE88CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE88CE?

#BE88CE is a light purple — rgb(190, 136, 206) in RGB and hsl(286, 42%, 67%) 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 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #BE88CE?

#BE88CE is rgb(190, 136, 206) — red 190, green 136, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE88CE?

#BE88CE converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 34%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE88CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE88CE scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE88CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE88CE 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 11.19, which is visibly different.

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