#BE99EF#BE99EF
#BE99EF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.126 H 303.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE99EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 153, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 73%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 36%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.5%, 36%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, 30.45, -38.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 48.81, 308.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.87% 0.0693 -0.1057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.87% 0.126 303.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2032, 39.9617, 86.8185) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 2.32
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 2.38
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 2.94
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 3.36
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.24
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE99EF #CAEF99
analogous
#999FEF #BE99EF #E999EF
triadic
#BE99EF #EFBE99 #99EFBE
tetradic
#BE99EF #EF999F #CAEF99 #99EFE9
square
#BE99EF #EF999F #CAEF99 #99EFE9
split-complementary
#BE99EF #EFE999 #9FEF99
monochromatic
#7B2FDE #9C64E7 #BE99EF #E0CEF7 #EEE5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BE99EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BE99EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE99EF
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE99EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE99EF | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86A9F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DAAED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6A6B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be99ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 153, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.126 303.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b7f4',
500: '#be99ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be99ef; $custom-light: #d3b7f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be99ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 153,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.814,
"s": 72.881,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74865,
"c": 0.12638,
"h": 303.3
},
"luminance": 0.39962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE99EF
secondary
#E7F3D8
accent
#D51180
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF6FD
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141117
muted
#838085