#BE9ADE#BE9ADE
#BE9ADE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.103 H 308.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE9ADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 154, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 51%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 31%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 30.6%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.99, 26.14, -29.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.99, 39.43, 311.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.3% 0.0638 -0.081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.3% 0.103 308.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9732, 39.3327, 74.2631) |
| Luminance | 0.3933 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.83
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.04
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.07
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.65
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.37
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE9ADE #BADE9A
analogous
#9C9ADE #BE9ADE #DE9ADC
triadic
#BE9ADE #DEBE9A #9ADEBE
tetradic
#BE9ADE #DE9C9A #BADE9A #9ADCDE
square
#BE9ADE #DE9C9A #BADE9A #9ADCDE
split-complementary
#BE9ADE #DCDE9A #9ADE9C
monochromatic
#833EBF #A06CCF #BE9ADE #DCC8ED #F0E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#BE9ADE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#BE9ADE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE9ADE
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE9ADE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE9ADE | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA7E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A9DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BAA3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be9ade; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 154, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.103 308.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b8e8',
500: '#be9ade',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be9ade; $custom-light: #d2b8e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be9ade",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 154,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.765,
"s": 50.746,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74296,
"c": 0.1031,
"h": 308.2
},
"luminance": 0.39332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE9ADE
secondary
#E5EFDC
accent
#BE276E
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#828084