#be9ecd

Color #be9ecd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.03 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#be9ecd

RGB

rgb(190, 158, 205)

HSL

hsl(280.9, 32%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.9, 22.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(69.33, 20.37, -19.61)

LCH

lch(69.33, 28.28, 316.09)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.075, 314.95)

HWB

hwb(280.9, 62%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adcd9e

Analogous

#a79ecd

#be9ecd

#cd9ec5

Triadic

#be9ecd

#cdbe9e

#9ecdbe

Split-complementary

#be9ecd

#c5cd9e

#9ecda7

Tetradic

#be9ecd

#cd9ead

#adcd9e

#9ecdbe

Square

#be9ecd

#cda79e

#adcd9e

#9ec5cd

Shades

Color #be9ecd mixed toward black.

#a376b8

#8752a0

#653e78

#442950

#221528

Tints

Color #be9ecd mixed toward white.

#c9aed5

#d4bede

#dfcfe6

#e9dfee

#f4eff7

Tones

Color #be9ecd mixed toward gray.

#bda2c9

#bba6c5

#baaac1

#b8aebd

#b7b2b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c3 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#b3b5c0 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#bdbbb9 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #be9ecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#be9ecd]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#be9ecd (#be9ecd) is rgb(190, 158, 205) in RGB.

No, #be9ecd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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