#BE9BE3#BE9BE3
#BE9BE3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.108 H 306.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE9BE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 155, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 56%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 32%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.3%, 31.7%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 26.67, -31.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 41.35, 310.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.69% 0.0636 -0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.69% 0.108 306.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8190, 39.9362, 77.9001) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 2.26
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.01
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.43
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 3.85
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.54
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE9BE3 #C0E39B
analogous
#9B9CE3 #BE9BE3 #E29BE3
triadic
#BE9BE3 #E3BE9B #9BE3BE
tetradic
#BE9BE3 #E39B9C #C0E39B #9BE3E2
square
#BE9BE3 #E39B9C #C0E39B #9BE3E2
split-complementary
#BE9BE3 #E3E29B #9CE39B
monochromatic
#803BC8 #9F6BD6 #BE9BE3 #DDCBF0 #EFE7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BE9BE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BE9BE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE9BE3
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE9BE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE9BE3 | 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)
#8DA8E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94AAE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A5B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be9be3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 155, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.108 306.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b8ec',
500: '#be9be3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be9be3; $custom-light: #d2b8ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be9be3",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 155,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.167,
"s": 56.25,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74691,
"c": 0.10774,
"h": 306.2
},
"luminance": 0.39936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE9BE3
secondary
#E6F0DB
accent
#C42275
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF6FD
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#838084