Close to Medium Purple
#BE87F9
#BE87F9 is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 52.9% green, and 97.6% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 90% saturation and 75% 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 #BE87F9.
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
2.62:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.02:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.62:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.02:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BE87F9 as they’d see it.
#BE87F9 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 #BE87F9
What color is #BE87F9?
#BE87F9 is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 52.9% green, and 97.6% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 90% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BE87F9 in RGB?
#BE87F9 is rgb(190, 135, 249): 190 red, 135 green, and 249 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BE87F9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(24, 46, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BE87F9?
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 #BE87F9?
Its complement #75B039 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.