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#BEA9DB Color

#BEA9DB is rgb(190, 169, 219) in RGB, hsl(265, 41%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 14%) 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 7.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEA9DB
HEX#BEA9DB
RGBrgb(190, 169, 219)
HSLhsl(265, 41%, 76%)
HSVhsv(265, 23%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.074 303.9)
LABlab(72.36% 15.05 -22.53)
LCHlch(72.36% 27.10 303.74)

What #BEA9DB 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 #BEA9DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.63Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.26Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.85Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.92Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.95Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.63

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

#BEA9DB Channel Values

How #BEA9DB 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 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 41% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 23% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEA9DB 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 text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEA9DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEA9DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEA9DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BEA9DB
Complementary
#C6DBA9
Analogous
#A9ADDB
Analogous
#D7A9DB
Triadic
#DBBEA9
Triadic
#A9DBBE
Split comp.
#DBD7A9
Split comp.
#ADDBA9

Tints & Shades of #BEA9DB

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

#C6B3DF
#CEBEE4
#D6C9E8
#E1D7EE
#E9E2F3
#F1EDF7

Shades

#A285CC
#845DBB
#6B44A2
#53357E
#3B265A
#211532

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEA9DB.

How #BEA9DB 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#BEA9DB
Protanopia#ADADDB
Protanomaly#B4ABDB
Deuteranopia#B0B0DB
Deuteranomaly#B6ADDB
Tritanopia#B7B0B0
Tritanomaly#BAADC3
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEA9DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bea9db: #BEA9DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEA9DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bea9db': '#BEA9DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.663, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_bea9db">#BEA9DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEA9DB"

More Purple Colors

#BEA9DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#BEA9DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEA9DB?

#BEA9DB is a light purple — rgb(190, 169, 219) in RGB and hsl(265, 41%, 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 7.63.

What is the RGB value of #BEA9DB?

#BEA9DB is rgb(190, 169, 219) — red 190, green 169, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEA9DB?

#BEA9DB converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEA9DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEA9DB scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEA9DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEA9DB 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 15.64, which is visibly different.

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