#be9bcd

Color #be9bcd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.59 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#be9bcd

RGB

rgb(190, 155, 205)

HSL

hsl(282, 33.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282, 24.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.6, 22.04, -20.71)

LCH

lch(68.6, 30.24, 316.78)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0804, 315.66)

HWB

hwb(282, 60.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aacd9b

Analogous

#a59bcd

#be9bcd

#cd9bc3

Triadic

#be9bcd

#cdbe9b

#9bcdbe

Split-complementary

#be9bcd

#c3cd9b

#9bcda5

Tetradic

#be9bcd

#cd9baa

#aacd9b

#9bcdbe

Square

#be9bcd

#cda59b

#aacd9b

#9bc3cd

Shades

Color #be9bcd mixed toward black.

#a473b9

#8850a0

#663c78

#442850

#221428

Tints

Color #be9bcd mixed toward white.

#c9acd5

#d4bcde

#dfcde6

#e9deee

#f4eef7

Tones

Color #be9bcd mixed toward gray.

#bc9fc9

#bba3c5

#b9a8c1

#b7acbc

#b6b0b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c2 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#b2b4c0 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#bcb9b7 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 20.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #be9bcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#be9bcd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#be9bcd (#be9bcd) is rgb(190, 155, 205) in RGB.

No, #be9bcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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