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#BEB2D7 Color

#BEB2D7 is rgb(190, 178, 215) in RGB, hsl(259, 32%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 17%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEB2D7
HEX#BEB2D7
RGBrgb(190, 178, 215)
HSLhsl(259, 32%, 77%)
HSVhsv(259, 17%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 17%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.053 300)
LABlab(74.50% 9.77 -17.14)
LCHlch(74.50% 19.72 299.69)

What #BEB2D7 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 #BEB2D7, 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 purple in the library.

#BEB2D7 Channel Values

How #BEB2D7 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 178 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 32% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 17% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEB2D7 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 text10.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEB2D7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEB2D7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEB2D7; 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
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BEB2D7

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 #BEB2D7.

How #BEB2D7 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#BEB2D7
Protanopia#B4B4D7
Protanomaly#B8B3D7
Deuteranopia#B6B6D7
Deuteranomaly#B9B4D7
Tritanopia#B9B7B7
Tritanomaly#BBB5C5
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEB2D7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-beb2d7: #BEB2D7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEB2D7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-beb2d7': '#BEB2D7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.698, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_beb2d7">#BEB2D7</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEB2D7"

More Purple Colors

#BEB2D7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEB2D7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEB2D7?

#BEB2D7 is a light purple — rgb(190, 178, 215) in RGB and hsl(259, 32%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.91.

What is the RGB value of #BEB2D7?

#BEB2D7 is rgb(190, 178, 215) — red 190, green 178, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEB2D7?

#BEB2D7 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 17%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEB2D7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEB2D7 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEB2D7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEB2D7 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 10.09, which is visibly different.

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