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#BE94DB Color

#BE94DB is rgb(190, 148, 219) in RGB, hsl(275, 50%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE94DB
HEX#BE94DB
RGBrgb(190, 148, 219)
HSLhsl(275, 50%, 72%)
HSVhsv(275, 32%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.11 310.9)
LABlab(67.26% 26.03 -30.28)
LCHlch(67.26% 39.93 310.68)

What #BE94DB 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 #BE94DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.29Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.04Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.12African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.13Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 11.41Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.56

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

#BE94DB Channel Values

How #BE94DB 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 148 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 50% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 32% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE94DB 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE94DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE94DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE94DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE94DB
Complementary
#B2DB94
Analogous
#9A94DB
Analogous
#DB94D5
Triadic
#DBBE94
Triadic
#94DBBE
Split comp.
#D5DB94
Split comp.
#94DB9A

Tints & Shades of #BE94DB

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

#C7A3E0
#CEAFE4
#D7BEE9
#E1CDEE
#EADDF4
#F1E8F7

Shades

#A66ECF
#914BC3
#7737A4
#5B2A7E
#401D58
#271236

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE94DB.

How #BE94DB 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#BE94DB
Protanopia#9C9CDB
Protanomaly#AB99DB
Deuteranopia#A3A3DA
Deuteranomaly#AF9EDA
Tritanopia#B59F9F
Tritanomaly#B99BBA
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE94DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be94db: #BE94DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE94DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be94db': '#BE94DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.580, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_be94db">#BE94DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE94DB"

More Purple Colors

#BE94DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BE94DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE94DB?

#BE94DB is a light purple — rgb(190, 148, 219) in RGB and hsl(275, 50%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.29.

What is the RGB value of #BE94DB?

#BE94DB is rgb(190, 148, 219) — red 190, green 148, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE94DB?

#BE94DB converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE94DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE94DB scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE94DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE94DB 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 11.41, which is visibly different.

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