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#BEB4E4 Color

#BEB4E4 is rgb(190, 180, 228) in RGB, hsl(252, 47%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 11%) 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 7.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEB4E4
HEX#BEB4E4
RGBrgb(190, 180, 228)
HSLhsl(252, 47%, 80%)
HSVhsv(252, 21%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.068 294.4)
LABlab(75.38% 10.84 -22.85)
LCHlch(75.38% 25.29 295.37)

What #BEB4E4 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 #BEB4E4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.48Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.32Soap#CEC8EFΔE 8.47Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.82Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 10.31Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 10.88

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

#BEB4E4 Channel Values

How #BEB4E4 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 180 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 47% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 21% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEB4E4 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEB4E4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEB4E4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEB4E4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BEB4E4
Complementary
#DAE4B4
Analogous
#B4C2E4
Analogous
#D6B4E4
Triadic
#E4BEB4
Triadic
#B4E4BE
Split comp.
#E4D6B4
Split comp.
#C2E4B4

Tints & Shades of #BEB4E4

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

#C7BFE8
#CEC7EB
#D8D2EF
#DEDAF1
#E8E5F6
#EFECF8

Shades

#9A8BD5
#7662C6
#5640B0
#44328B
#302361
#1B1438

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEB4E4.

How #BEB4E4 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#BEB4E4
Protanopia#B6B6E4
Protanomaly#B9B5E4
Deuteranopia#B7B7E4
Deuteranomaly#BAB6E4
Tritanopia#B7BBBB
Tritanomaly#BAB8CD
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEB4E4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-beb4e4: #BEB4E4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEB4E4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-beb4e4': '#BEB4E4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.706, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_beb4e4">#BEB4E4</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEB4E4"

More Blue Colors

#BEB4E4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BEB4E4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEB4E4?

#BEB4E4 is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 180, 228) in RGB and hsl(252, 47%, 80%) 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 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #BEB4E4?

#BEB4E4 is rgb(190, 180, 228) — red 190, green 180, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEB4E4?

#BEB4E4 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEB4E4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEB4E4 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEB4E4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEB4E4 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 14.58, which is visibly different.

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