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#BE6FAC — Muted Pink

#BE6FAC is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #BE6FAC 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.

#BE6FAC is a warm-leaning 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 #6FBE81; it also sits naturally between #A96FBE and #BE6F84. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BE6FAC · RGB 190, 111, 172

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Color values

HEX#BE6FAC
RGB190, 111, 172
HSL314°, 38%, 59%
HSV314°, 42%, 75%
CMYK0%, 42%, 9%, 25%
XYZ34.37, 25.29, 42.10
Yxy25.29, 0.3377, 0.2486
CIE-Lab57.36, 39.99, -19.22
Hunter Lab50.29, 37.22, -17.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 44% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 9% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BE6FAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BE6FAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BE6FAC

.text { color: #BE6FAC; }
.background { background-color: #BE6FAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE6FAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 111, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 38%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE6FAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 111, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE6FAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 111, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE6FAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE6FAC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE6FAC

#B65DA1#A94C93#974484#823A71#713362#5B2950#4A2140#35182E#23101F#0E060C

Tints of #BE6FAC

#C57DB4#C987BA#D095C2#D6A4CA#DCB2D2#E1BCD8#E7CAE1#EED8E9#F2E3EF#F9F1F7

Tones of #BE6FAC

#B974A9#B37AA6#AD7FA3#A7869F#A28B9D#9C9199

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6FBE81:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.47:1 AA large only
Against black text6.06:1 AA

Best text color on #BE6FAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE6FAC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BE6FAC: ·

How #BE6FAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9C9B9DDeuteranopia · #A0A69ATritanopia · #BA928F

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BE6FAC rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Harbor
#AA53C0 · #BE6AAE · #843555 · #C35B5C
Lucky Garden
#669B9A · #9693C0 · #BF6AB1 · #8F6859
Honey Horizon
#9FC1A2 · #9AB4B9 · #705DB5 · #BD69A6
Radiant Ruby Solace
#736FB2 · #5D486D · #B86BB1 · #CD90A8
Serene Horizon
#BC6BB6 · #A27071 · #797443 · #6BB75D
Dusty Ruby Cinder
#7065BC · #BE7AB2 · #C8A69B · #A4BB6A

Similar colors

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

#BE6AAE#BF6AB1#BD69A6#B86BB1#BC6BB6#BE7AB2#C07BB0#B87BA6#C562AF#C768A0#BD759C#BB62A1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BE6FAB  ·  #BE6FAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE6FAC?

#BE6FAC is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 111, 172). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE6FAC?

#BE6FAC is RGB 190, 111, 172 — HSL 314°, 38%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 9%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE6FAC?

Its complement is #6FBE81; analogous partners are #A96FBE and #BE6F84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE6FAC for text?

Black text on #BE6FAC has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.47:1.