Close to Mauve
#BEA6FF
#BEA6FF is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 65.1% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 100% saturation and 83% 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 #BEA6FF.
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
2.08:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.09:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.08:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.09:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BEA6FF as they’d see it.
#BEA6FF 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 #BEA6FF
What color is #BEA6FF?
#BEA6FF is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 65.1% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BEA6FF in RGB?
#BEA6FF is rgb(190, 166, 255): 190 red, 166 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BEA6FF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(25, 35, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BEA6FF?
PANTONE 272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BEA6FF?
Its complement #A3BE62 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.