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#BE9DCD Color

#BE9DCD is rgb(190, 157, 205) in RGB, hsl(281, 32%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac (#C8A2C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE9DCD
HEX#BE9DCD
RGBrgb(190, 157, 205)
HSLhsl(281, 32%, 71%)
HSVhsv(281, 23%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.077 315.2)
LABlab(68.99% 19.11 -19.94)
LCHlch(68.99% 27.62 313.78)

What #BE9DCD 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 #BE9DCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 6.3Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.6Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 6.67Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.91Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.71

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

#BE9DCD Channel Values

How #BE9DCD 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 157 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 32% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 23% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE9DCD 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE9DCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE9DCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE9DCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE9DCD
Complementary
#ACCD9D
Analogous
#A69DCD
Analogous
#CD9DC4
Triadic
#CDBE9D
Triadic
#9DCDBE
Split comp.
#C4CD9D
Split comp.
#9DCDA6

Tints & Shades of #BE9DCD

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

#C7ABD4
#D0B8DB
#D9C6E2
#DFD0E7
#E8DDEE
#F1EBF5

Shades

#A77CBB
#935DAC
#78498D
#5E396F
#42284D
#28182F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE9DCD.

How #BE9DCD 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#BE9DCD
Protanopia#A3A3CD
Protanomaly#AFA1CD
Deuteranopia#A9A9CC
Deuteranomaly#B2A4CD
Tritanopia#B8A4A4
Tritanomaly#BBA1B6
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE9DCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be9dcd: #BE9DCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE9DCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be9dcd': '#BE9DCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.616, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_be9dcd">#BE9DCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE9DCD"

More Purple Colors

#BE9DCD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BE9DCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE9DCD?

#BE9DCD is a light purple — rgb(190, 157, 205) in RGB and hsl(281, 32%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #BE9DCD?

#BE9DCD is rgb(190, 157, 205) — red 190, green 157, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE9DCD?

#BE9DCD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE9DCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE9DCD scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE9DCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE9DCD 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 12.46, which is visibly different.

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