#BE91BE#BE91BE
#BE91BE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.082 H 326.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE91BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 145, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 26%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 24%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.7%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.68, 24.64, -16.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.68, 29.82, 325.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.38% 0.068 -0.0452) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.38% 0.082 326.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6539, 34.9168, 53.3033) |
| Luminance | 0.3492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.81
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.26
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.09
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.53
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.05
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 8.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE91BE #91BE91
analogous
#A791BE #BE91BE #BE91A7
triadic
#BE91BE #BEBE91 #91BEBE
tetradic
#BE91BE #BEA791 #91BE91 #91A7BE
square
#BE91BE #BEA791 #91BE91 #91A7BE
split-complementary
#BE91BE #A7BE91 #91BEA7
monochromatic
#864F86 #A76BA7 #BE91BE #D5B7D5 #EBDEEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BE91BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#BE91BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE91BE
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE91BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE91BE | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E9CC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A2BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C195A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be91be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 145, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.082 326.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b1d1',
500: '#be91be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be91be; $custom-light: #d2b1d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be91be",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 145,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 25.714,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71379,
"c": 0.08168,
"h": 326.4
},
"luminance": 0.34916
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE91BE
secondary
#CEDDCE
accent
#A44141
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F5F9
border
#D2CFD2
text
#141014
muted
#827F82