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#BE90EA Color

#BE90EA is rgb(190, 144, 234) in RGB, hsl(271, 68%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 8%) 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 7.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE90EA
HEX#BE90EA
RGBrgb(190, 144, 234)
HSLhsl(271, 68%, 74%)
HSVhsv(271, 38%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.135 306.8)
LABlab(66.85% 30.61 -39.15)
LCHlch(66.85% 49.70 308.02)

What #BE90EA 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 #BE90EA, 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.

#BE90EA Channel Values

How #BE90EA 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 144 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 68% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 38% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE90EA 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE90EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE90EA; 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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Tints & Shades of #BE90EA

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.

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Shades

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How #BE90EA 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#BE90EA
Protanopia#9999EA
Protanomaly#A996EA
Deuteranopia#A1A1E9
Deuteranomaly#AD9BEA
Tritanopia#B29F9F
Tritanomaly#B799C2
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE90EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be90ea: #BE90EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE90EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be90ea': '#BE90EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.565, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_be90ea">#BE90EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE90EA"

More Purple Colors

#BE90EA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE90EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE90EA?

#BE90EA is a light purple — rgb(190, 144, 234) in RGB and hsl(271, 68%, 74%) 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 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #BE90EA?

#BE90EA is rgb(190, 144, 234) — red 190, green 144, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE90EA?

#BE90EA converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE90EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE90EA scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE90EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE90EA 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 16.93, which is visibly different.

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