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#BEAFEE Color

#BEAFEE is rgb(190, 175, 238) in RGB, hsl(254, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEAFEE
HEX#BEAFEE
RGBrgb(190, 175, 238)
HSLhsl(254, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(254, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.09 295.2)
LABlab(74.43% 15.10 -29.68)
LCHlch(74.43% 33.30 296.96)

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

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

#BEAFEE Channel Values

How #BEAFEE 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 175 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEAFEE 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BEAFEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEAFEE; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BEAFEE

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

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

How #BEAFEE 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#BEAFEE
Protanopia#B2B2EE
Protanomaly#B7B1EE
Deuteranopia#B4B4EE
Deuteranomaly#B8B2EE
Tritanopia#B5B9B9
Tritanomaly#B9B5D0
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEAFEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-beafee: #BEAFEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEAFEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-beafee': '#BEAFEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.686, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_beafee">#BEAFEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEAFEE"

More Blue Colors

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

#BEAFEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEAFEE?

#BEAFEE is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 175, 238) in RGB and hsl(254, 65%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #BEAFEE?

#BEAFEE is rgb(190, 175, 238) — red 190, green 175, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEAFEE?

#BEAFEE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEAFEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEAFEE scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEAFEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEAFEE 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 17.47, which is visibly different.

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