Close to Plum
#BE83BD
#BE83BD is a light, muted pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 51.4% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 301°, with 31% saturation and 63% 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 #BE83BD.
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.
White text on this color
2.93:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.17:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.93:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.17:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BE83BD as they’d see it.
#BE83BD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BE83BD
What color is #BE83BD?
#BE83BD is a light, muted pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 51.4% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 301°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BE83BD in RGB?
#BE83BD is rgb(190, 131, 189): 190 red, 131 green, and 189 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BE83BD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 31, 1, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BE83BD?
PANTONE 2564 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BE83BD?
Its complement #6AA46C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.