Palettes / Colors / #BE55CD

#BE55CD — Pink

#BE55CD is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#BE55CD is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #63CE55; it also sits naturally between #8355CE and #CE559F. 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 33% · Blue 80%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE55CD

.text { color: #BE55CD; }
.background { background-color: #BE55CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE55CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 85, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 55%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE55CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 85, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE55CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 85, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE55CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE55CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #63CE55:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE55CD: #000000.

How #BE55CD 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 #BE55CD 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

← #BE55CC  ·  #BE55CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE55CD?

#BE55CD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 85, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE55CD?

#BE55CD is RGB 190, 85, 205 — HSL 293°, 55%, 57% — CMYK 7%, 59%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BE55CD?

Its complement is #63CE55; analogous partners are #8355CE and #CE559F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE55CD for text?

Black text on #BE55CD has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.91:1.