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#BEA8D6 Color

#BEA8D6 is rgb(190, 168, 214) in RGB, hsl(269, 36%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 21%, 0%, 16%) 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 7.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEA8D6
HEX#BEA8D6
RGBrgb(190, 168, 214)
HSLhsl(269, 36%, 75%)
HSVhsv(269, 21%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 21%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.069 306.5)
LABlab(71.96% 14.77 -20.40)
LCHlch(71.96% 25.19 305.91)

What #BEA8D6 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 #BEA8D6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 7.9Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.04Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.07Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.24Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.86Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.42

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

#BEA8D6 Channel Values

How #BEA8D6 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 168 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 36% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 21% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEA8D6 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEA8D6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEA8D6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEA8D6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BEA8D6
Complementary
#C0D6A8
Analogous
#A8A9D6
Analogous
#D5A8D6
Triadic
#D6BEA8
Triadic
#A8D6BE
Split comp.
#D6D5A8
Split comp.
#A9D6A8

Tints & Shades of #BEA8D6

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

#C6B3DB
#D1C1E2
#D8CBE7
#E0D5EB
#E8E0F0
#F2EEF7

Shades

#A586C6
#8B63B6
#71499C
#563776
#3C2753
#231731

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEA8D6.

How #BEA8D6 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#BEA8D6
Protanopia#ACACD6
Protanomaly#B3AAD6
Deuteranopia#B0B0D6
Deuteranomaly#B6ADD6
Tritanopia#B8AFAF
Tritanomaly#BAACC0
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEA8D6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bea8d6: #BEA8D6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEA8D6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bea8d6': '#BEA8D6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.659, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_bea8d6">#BEA8D6</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEA8D6"

More Purple Colors

#BEA8D6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BEA8D6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEA8D6?

#BEA8D6 is a light purple — rgb(190, 168, 214) in RGB and hsl(269, 36%, 75%) 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 7.9.

What is the RGB value of #BEA8D6?

#BEA8D6 is rgb(190, 168, 214) — red 190, green 168, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEA8D6?

#BEA8D6 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 21%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEA8D6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEA8D6 scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEA8D6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEA8D6 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 14.07, which is visibly different.

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