#BEB8FF Color

#BEB8FF is rgb(190, 184, 255) in RGB, hsl(245, 100%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 0%) 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 8.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEB8FF

HEX#BEB8FF

RGBrgb(190, 184, 255)

HSLhsl(245, 100%, 86%)

HSVhsv(245, 28%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.099 287.8)

LABlab(77.21% 13.45 -34.55)

LCHlch(77.21% 37.08 291.27)

What #BEB8FF 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 #BEB8FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.46 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.79 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 12.6 Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 12.77 Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 15.22 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 15.41

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#BEB8FF Channel Values

How #BEB8FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 190 · G 184 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 245° · S 100% · L 86%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 245° · S 28% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.83:1 vs white · 11.49:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEB8FF 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEB8FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEB8FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BEB8FF

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 #BEB8FF.

How #BEB8FF 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#BEB8FF

Protanopia#B9B9FF

Protanomaly#BBB9FF

Deuteranopia#BABAFF

Deuteranomaly#BCB9FF

Tritanopia#B3C3C3

Tritanomaly#B7BFDE

Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

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Using #BEB8FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-beb8ff: #BEB8FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEB8FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-beb8ff': '#BEB8FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.722, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_beb8ff">#BEB8FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#BEB8FF"

More Blue Colors

#BEB8FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

bedbff bdc4cc c1bce1 bcd4e6 c1cef5 bcb5e8 c2c2ff bbcce2 c2c9d1 bbbbf2 c3baf7 b8e6fe dce3f9 fafaff 001c3d 007bb8 0f172b 1c398e 2a2069 372a89 4d4dff 627dca 7979e2 94b1ff

#BEB8FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEB8FF?

#BEB8FF is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 184, 255) in RGB and hsl(245, 100%, 86%) 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 8.46.

What is the RGB value of #BEB8FF?

#BEB8FF is rgb(190, 184, 255) — red 190, green 184, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEB8FF?

#BEB8FF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEB8FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEB8FF scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEB8FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEB8FF 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 21.76, which is visibly different.

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