Close to Medium Orchid

#BE68DA

#BE68DA is a light, rich purple, close to the color Medium Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 40.8% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 285°, with 61% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BE68DA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BE68DA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #BE68DA?

#BE68DA is a light, rich purple, close to the color Medium Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 40.8% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 285°, with 61% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BE68DA in RGB?

#BE68DA is rgb(190, 104, 218): 190 red, 104 green, and 218 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BE68DA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(13, 52, 0, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BE68DA?

PANTONE 2566 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BE68DA?

Its complement #439E2C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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