Close to Plum
#BE82CA
#BE82CA is a light, muted pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 51% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 290°, with 40% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BE82CA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.90:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.24:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.90:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.24:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BE82CA as they’d see it.
#BE82CA in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BE82CA
What color is #BE82CA?
#BE82CA is a light, muted pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 51% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 290°, with 40% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BE82CA in RGB?
#BE82CA is rgb(190, 130, 202): 190 red, 130 green, and 202 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BE82CA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(6, 36, 0, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BE82CA?
PANTONE 2565 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BE82CA?
Its complement #6AA660 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.