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#BEA1CE Color

#BEA1CE is rgb(190, 161, 206) in RGB, hsl(279, 31%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 22%, 0%, 19%) 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 5.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEA1CE
HEX#BEA1CE
RGBrgb(190, 161, 206)
HSLhsl(279, 31%, 72%)
HSVhsv(279, 22%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 22%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.071 313.5)
LABlab(70.00% 17.17 -18.98)
LCHlch(70.00% 25.59 312.15)

What #BEA1CE 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 #BEA1CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 5.52Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.06Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 8.24Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.69Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 8.77Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 8.82

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

#BEA1CE Channel Values

How #BEA1CE 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 161 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 31% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 22% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEA1CE 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEA1CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEA1CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEA1CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BEA1CE
Complementary
#B1CEA1
Analogous
#A8A1CE
Analogous
#CEA1C7
Triadic
#CEBEA1
Triadic
#A1CEBE
Split comp.
#C7CEA1
Split comp.
#A1CEA8

Tints & Shades of #BEA1CE

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

#C7AFD5
#CEB9DA
#D8C6E1
#E1D4E8
#EAE1EF
#F1EBF4

Shades

#A780BC
#9262AC
#784C90
#5C3A6E
#40284D
#27192F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEA1CE.

How #BEA1CE 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#BEA1CE
Protanopia#A6A6CE
Protanomaly#B0A4CE
Deuteranopia#ABABCD
Deuteranomaly#B3A7CE
Tritanopia#B8A8A8
Tritanomaly#BBA5B8
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEA1CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bea1ce: #BEA1CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEA1CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bea1ce': '#BEA1CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.631, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_bea1ce">#BEA1CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEA1CE"

More Purple Colors

#BEA1CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#BEA1CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEA1CE?

#BEA1CE is a light purple — rgb(190, 161, 206) in RGB and hsl(279, 31%, 72%) 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 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #BEA1CE?

#BEA1CE is rgb(190, 161, 206) — red 190, green 161, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEA1CE?

#BEA1CE converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 22%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEA1CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEA1CE scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEA1CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEA1CE 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 14.16, which is visibly different.

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