#BEA3DB Color

#BEA3DB is rgb(190, 163, 219) in RGB, hsl(269, 44%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEA3DB

HEX#BEA3DB

RGBrgb(190, 163, 219)

HSLhsl(269, 44%, 75%)

HSVhsv(269, 26%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.084 306.4)

LABlab(70.88% 18.17 -24.77)

LCHlch(70.88% 30.72 306.26)

What #BEA3DB 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 #BEA3DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 4.78 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.48 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.5 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.94 Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.06 Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 10.44

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

#BEA3DB Channel Values

How #BEA3DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 190 · G 163 · B 219	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 269° · S 44% · L 75%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 269° · S 26% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.22:1 vs white · 9.45:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEA3DB 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 text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEA3DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEA3DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BEA3DB

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

Shades

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How #BEA3DB 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#BEA3DB

Protanopia#A8A8DB

Protanomaly#B1A6DB

Deuteranopia#ADADDA

Deuteranomaly#B4A9DB

Tritanopia#B7ABAB

Tritanomaly#BAA8C0

Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #BEA3DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bea3db: #BEA3DB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEA3DB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bea3db': '#BEA3DB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.639, blue: 0.859)

Android XML<color name="color_bea3db">#BEA3DB</color>

SVG fillfill="#BEA3DB"

More Purple Colors

#BEA3DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#BEA3DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEA3DB?

#BEA3DB is a light purple — rgb(190, 163, 219) in RGB and hsl(269, 44%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.78.

What is the RGB value of #BEA3DB?

#BEA3DB is rgb(190, 163, 219) — red 190, green 163, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEA3DB?

#BEA3DB converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEA3DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEA3DB scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEA3DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEA3DB 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 13.05, which is visibly different.

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