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#BEB7EA

#BEB7EA is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 71.8% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 248°, with 55% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BEB7EA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BEB7EA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #BEB7EA?

#BEB7EA is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 71.8% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 248°, with 55% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BEB7EA in RGB?

#BEB7EA is rgb(190, 183, 234): 190 red, 183 green, and 234 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BEB7EA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(19, 22, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BEB7EA?

PANTONE 2635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BEB7EA?

Its complement #BAC28E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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