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#BEA1FD Color

#BEA1FD is rgb(190, 161, 253) in RGB, hsl(259, 96%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 36%, 0%, 1%) 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 9.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEA1FD
HEX#BEA1FD
RGBrgb(190, 161, 253)
HSLhsl(259, 96%, 81%)
HSVhsv(259, 36%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 36%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.132 297.7)
LABlab(71.53% 25.04 -42.24)
LCHlch(71.53% 49.10 300.66)

What #BEA1FD 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 #BEA1FD, 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.

#BEA1FD Channel Values

How #BEA1FD 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 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 96% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 36% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEA1FD 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEA1FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEA1FD; 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 #BEA1FD

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 #BEA1FD 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#BEA1FD
Protanopia#A6A6FD
Protanomaly#B0A4FD
Deuteranopia#ABABFC
Deuteranomaly#B3A7FD
Tritanopia#B0B0B0
Tritanomaly#B6AAD3
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEA1FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bea1fd: #BEA1FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEA1FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bea1fd': '#BEA1FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.631, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_bea1fd">#BEA1FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEA1FD"

More Purple Colors

#BEA1FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEA1FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEA1FD?

#BEA1FD is a lightest purple — rgb(190, 161, 253) in RGB and hsl(259, 96%, 81%) 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 9.02.

What is the RGB value of #BEA1FD?

#BEA1FD is rgb(190, 161, 253) — red 190, green 161, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEA1FD?

#BEA1FD converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 36%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEA1FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEA1FD scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEA1FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEA1FD 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 20.16, which is visibly different.

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