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#BEAACB Color

#BEAACB is rgb(190, 170, 203) in RGB, hsl(276, 24%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEAACB
HEX#BEAACB
RGBrgb(190, 170, 203)
HSLhsl(276, 24%, 73%)
HSVhsv(276, 16%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.051 312.1)
LABlab(72.16% 12.04 -14.11)
LCHlch(72.16% 18.55 310.49)

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

Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 6.97Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 7.35Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 8.76Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 9.03Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.34Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 10.51

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

#BEAACB Channel Values

How #BEAACB 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 170 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 24% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 16% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEAACB 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BEAACB

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

Base
#BEAACB
Complementary
#B7CBAA
Analogous
#ADAACB
Analogous
#CBAAC7
Triadic
#CBBDAA
Triadic
#AACBBD
Split comp.
#C7CBAA
Split comp.
#AACBAD

Tints & Shades of #BEAACB

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

#C7B6D2
#CEC0D8
#D8CCE0
#DFD6E6
#E9E3EE
#F0ECF3

Shades

#A58AB7
#8D6AA4
#735388
#5B426C
#402F4C
#251B2C

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

How #BEAACB 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#BEAACB
Protanopia#AEAECB
Protanomaly#B4ACCB
Deuteranopia#B1B1CB
Deuteranomaly#B6AECB
Tritanopia#BAAFAF
Tritanomaly#BCADBB
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEAACB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-beaacb: #BEAACB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEAACB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-beaacb': '#BEAACB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.667, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_beaacb">#BEAACB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEAACB"

More Purple Colors

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

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#BEAACB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEAACB?

#BEAACB is a light purple — rgb(190, 170, 203) in RGB and hsl(276, 24%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #BEAACB?

#BEAACB is rgb(190, 170, 203) — red 190, green 170, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEAACB?

#BEAACB converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEAACB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEAACB scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEAACB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEAACB 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 9.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.