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#BEA9DA Color

#BEA9DA is rgb(190, 169, 218) in RGB, hsl(266, 40%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEA9DA
HEX#BEA9DA
RGBrgb(190, 169, 218)
HSLhsl(266, 40%, 76%)
HSVhsv(266, 22%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.072 304.3)
LABlab(72.33% 14.89 -22.03)
LCHlch(72.33% 26.59 304.05)

What #BEA9DA 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 #BEA9DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.04Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.5Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.88Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.14Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.2Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.26

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

#BEA9DA Channel Values

How #BEA9DA 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 169 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 40% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 22% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEA9DA 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEA9DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEA9DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEA9DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BEA9DA
Complementary
#C5DAA9
Analogous
#A9ADDA
Analogous
#D7A9DA
Triadic
#DABFA9
Triadic
#A9DABF
Split comp.
#DAD7A9
Split comp.
#ADDAA9

Tints & Shades of #BEA9DA

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

#C7B4DF
#CFBFE3
#D7C9E8
#E1D8EE
#EAE2F3
#F2EDF7

Shades

#A486CB
#865EBA
#6D45A1
#54367D
#3C2659
#221532

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEA9DA.

How #BEA9DA 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#BEA9DA
Protanopia#ADADDA
Protanomaly#B4ABDA
Deuteranopia#B0B0DA
Deuteranomaly#B6ADDA
Tritanopia#B7B0B0
Tritanomaly#BAADC2
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEA9DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bea9da: #BEA9DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEA9DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bea9da': '#BEA9DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.663, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_bea9da">#BEA9DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEA9DA"

More Purple Colors

#BEA9DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#BEA9DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEA9DA?

#BEA9DA is a light purple — rgb(190, 169, 218) in RGB and hsl(266, 40%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.04.

What is the RGB value of #BEA9DA?

#BEA9DA is rgb(190, 169, 218) — red 190, green 169, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEA9DA?

#BEA9DA converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEA9DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEA9DA scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEA9DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEA9DA 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 15.24, which is visibly different.

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