#BE99D2#BE99D2
#BE99D2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.090 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE99D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 153, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 39%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 27%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.5%, 27.1%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.30, 24.17, -23.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.30, 34.02, 315.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.62% 0.0619 -0.0653) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.62% 0.09 313.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2574, 38.3834, 66.0375) |
| Luminance | 0.3838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.37
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.36
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.52
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.73
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.13
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE99D2 #ADD299
analogous
#A199D2 #BE99D2 #D299C9
triadic
#BE99D2 #D2BE99 #99D2BE
tetradic
#BE99D2 #D2A199 #ADD299 #99C9D2
square
#BE99D2 #D2A199 #ADD299 #99C9D2
split-complementary
#BE99D2 #C9D299 #99D2A1
monochromatic
#864AA7 #A36FBF #BE99D2 #D9C3E5 #F1EAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#BE99D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#BE99D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE99D2
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE99D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE99D2 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A4D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A8D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDA0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be99d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 153, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.090 313.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b7e0',
500: '#be99d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be99d2; $custom-light: #d2b7e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be99d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 153,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.947,
"s": 38.776,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7362,
"c": 0.08997,
"h": 313.5
},
"luminance": 0.38383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE99D2
secondary
#E1EBDC
accent
#B23460
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083