Palettes / Colors / #BE09BC

#BE09BC — Vivid Pink

#BE09BC is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #BE09BC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BE09BC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #09BE0C; it also sits naturally between #6609BE and #BE0960. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 4% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 1% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BE09BC

.text { color: #BE09BC; }
.background { background-color: #BE09BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE09BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 9, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 91%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE09BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 9, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE09BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 9, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE09BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE09BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE09BC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #09BE0C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE09BC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE09BC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BE09BC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BE09BC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE09BC?

#BE09BC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 9, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE09BC?

#BE09BC is RGB 190, 9, 188 — HSL 301°, 91%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 95%, 1%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE09BC?

Its complement is #09BE0C; analogous partners are #6609BE and #BE0960. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE09BC for text?

White text on #BE09BC has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.95:1.