Close to Dark Violet
#BE16DB
#BE16DB is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Violet. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 8.6% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 82% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BE16DB.
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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4.33:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BE16DB as they’d see it.
#BE16DB 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 #BE16DB
What color is #BE16DB?
#BE16DB is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Violet. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 8.6% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 82% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #BE16DB in RGB?
#BE16DB is rgb(190, 22, 219): 190 red, 22 green, and 219 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BE16DB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(13, 90, 0, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BE16DB?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BE16DB?
Its complement #108400 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.