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#BEB0EE Color

#BEB0EE is rgb(190, 176, 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 5.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEB0EE
HEX#BEB0EE
RGBrgb(190, 176, 238)
HSLhsl(254, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(254, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.088 294.7)
LABlab(74.68% 14.58 -29.31)
LCHlch(74.68% 32.73 296.46)

What #BEB0EE 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 #BEB0EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 5.86Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.31Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.58Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.75Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 11.44Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 11.79

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

#BEB0EE Channel Values

How #BEB0EE 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 176 · 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
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEB0EE 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEB0EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEB0EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEB0EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BEB0EE
Complementary
#DFEEAF
Analogous
#AFC0EE
Analogous
#DDAFEE
Triadic
#EEBEAF
Triadic
#AFEEBE
Split comp.
#EEDDAF
Split comp.
#C0EEAF

Tints & Shades of #BEB0EE

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

#C5B7F0
#CFC4F3
#D6CDF4
#E0D9F7
#E7E2F9
#F1EEFB

Shades

#9881E4
#7252DA
#502BCA
#3E219C
#2B176D
#190D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEB0EE.

How #BEB0EE 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#BEB0EE
Protanopia#B2B2EE
Protanomaly#B7B1EE
Deuteranopia#B5B5EE
Deuteranomaly#B9B3EE
Tritanopia#B5B9B9
Tritanomaly#B9B6D1
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEB0EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-beb0ee: #BEB0EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEB0EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-beb0ee': '#BEB0EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.690, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_beb0ee">#BEB0EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEB0EE"

More Blue Colors

#BEB0EE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BEB0EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEB0EE?

#BEB0EE is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 176, 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 5.86.

What is the RGB value of #BEB0EE?

#BEB0EE is rgb(190, 176, 238) — red 190, green 176, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEB0EE?

#BEB0EE 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 #BEB0EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEB0EE scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEB0EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEB0EE 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 17.78, which is visibly different.

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