Palettes / Colors / #BE4ADE

#BE4ADE — Purple

#BE4ADE is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #BE4ADE 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.

#BE4ADE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #6ADE4A; it also sits naturally between #744ADE and #DE4AB4. 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 29% · Blue 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE4ADE

.text { color: #BE4ADE; }
.background { background-color: #BE4ADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE4ADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 74, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 69%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE4ADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 74, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE4ADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 74, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE4ADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE4ADE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE4ADE

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Tones of #BE4ADE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6ADE4A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE4ADE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE4ADE

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 #BE4ADE 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 #BE4ADE 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

← #BE4ADD  ·  #BE4ADF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE4ADE?

#BE4ADE is Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 74, 222). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE4ADE?

#BE4ADE is RGB 190, 74, 222 — HSL 287°, 69%, 58% — CMYK 14%, 67%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BE4ADE?

Its complement is #6ADE4A; analogous partners are #744ADE and #DE4AB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE4ADE for text?

Black text on #BE4ADE has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.02:1.