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#BE95EA Color

#BE95EA is rgb(190, 149, 234) in RGB, hsl(269, 67%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE95EA
HEX#BE95EA
RGBrgb(190, 149, 234)
HSLhsl(269, 67%, 75%)
HSVhsv(269, 36%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.127 305.7)
LABlab(68.01% 27.99 -37.36)
LCHlch(68.01% 46.68 306.84)

What #BE95EA 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 #BE95EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 9.31Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.97Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.4Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.42Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 13.81Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 14.11

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

#BE95EA Channel Values

How #BE95EA 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 149 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 67% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 36% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE95EA 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE95EA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE95EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE95EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE95EA
Complementary
#C1EA95
Analogous
#9596EA
Analogous
#E995EA
Triadic
#EABE95
Triadic
#95EABE
Split comp.
#EAE995
Split comp.
#96EA95

Tints & Shades of #BE95EA

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

#C6A1EC
#D0B2F0
#D8BFF2
#E0CCF5
#E8D9F7
#F2EAFB

Shades

#A46AE2
#8A3FD9
#7026C0
#551D91
#3C1466
#230C3C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE95EA.

How #BE95EA 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#BE95EA
Protanopia#9D9DEA
Protanomaly#AB9AEA
Deuteranopia#A4A4E9
Deuteranomaly#AF9EEA
Tritanopia#B3A3A3
Tritanomaly#B79EC4
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE95EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be95ea: #BE95EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE95EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be95ea': '#BE95EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.584, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_be95ea">#BE95EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE95EA"

More Purple Colors

#BE95EA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BE95EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE95EA?

#BE95EA is a light purple — rgb(190, 149, 234) in RGB and hsl(269, 67%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.31.

What is the RGB value of #BE95EA?

#BE95EA is rgb(190, 149, 234) — red 190, green 149, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE95EA?

#BE95EA converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE95EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE95EA scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE95EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE95EA 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 16.66, which is visibly different.

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